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Afghan opium-poppy market blooms as U.S. forces leave | The Seattle...
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The United States is withdrawing troops from Afghanistan having lost its battle against the country’s narcotics industry, marking one of the starkest...
'Wheat is no good. Poppies are gold': After record opium crop, Afghan...
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Afghanistan's harvest produced a staggering 5,500 tonnes of opium, up 49% from the previous year and more than the combined output of the rest of the world
Militant Groups in Afghanistan Make Money Smuggling Minerals
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Haroon Rashid Sherzad is a civil society activist and former deputy minister of anti-narcotics. He told VOA that mineral smuggling is "a huge business for the involved parties who are thriving ...
Despite billions to eradicate it, Afghan poppy trade still...
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Despite a $7 billion eradication effort, poppy farming remains a major industry in Afghanistan as U.S. troops exit the country, officials say.
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