http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/27/afghanistans-losing-battle/ The largest network of Foreign Policy blogs Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:31:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/27/afghanistans-losing-battle/#comment-2084 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:17:55 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/27/afghanistans-losing-battle/#comment-2084 Afghan opium production drops dramatically, UN says A year after producing a record opium crop, Afghan production has dropped by 19% thanks to government efforts to convince farmers to plant other crops, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday. "The opium floodwaters in Afghanistan have started to recede," Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said. The New York Times (8/27) , The Toronto Star (8/26) Afghan opium production drops dramatically, UN says
A year after producing a record opium crop, Afghan production has dropped by 19% thanks to government efforts to convince farmers to plant other crops, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday. “The opium floodwaters in Afghanistan have started to recede,” Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said. The New York Times (8/27) , The Toronto Star (8/26)

]]> http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/27/afghanistans-losing-battle/#comment-1921 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:38:39 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/27/afghanistans-losing-battle/#comment-1921 Agents from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said that Afghanistan, which currently produces poppies for 90% of the world's heroin, are increasingly recruiting top international chemists to produce high-quality heroin, which is more profitable than selling raw opium. Heroin revenue is being used to finance terrorist camps in the wilds of Pakistan. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jNuaqMOvjjU4he05WADOUfXKBF6AD926U5CO0 Agents from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said that Afghanistan, which currently produces poppies for 90% of the world’s heroin, are increasingly recruiting top international chemists to produce high-quality heroin, which is more profitable than selling raw opium. Heroin revenue is being used to finance terrorist camps in the wilds of Pakistan.
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