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Afghanistan's poppy fields are our new killing fields!
Years ago I got to calling the Opium crop Bush's drug business. People forget the Taliban are strongly anti drug and had opium almost eradicated. When Bush attacked it became their money source. War funding to fight us compliments of Bush.Today they singlehandedly...
Tags: Afghanistan, Opium, poppy fields, drug trade, todays killing fields, poppy, Bush, allnews, Kandahar, George W. Bush, Hamid Karzai, Taliban, Medicinal plants, Opium production in Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Politics, james joiner
More Turkish troops sought
Ankara :: Turkey | 3 days ago
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The United States has urged Turkey to send more troops to the war in Afghanistan after President Barack Obama announced his decision to begin a troop surge there...Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey and was broadcast by CNN Turk on Wednesday. Jeffrey...
Tags: troops, obama, Turkey, barack, Afghanistan, United States, Iran, news, U.S, Barack Obama, Ankara, Politics, War Conflict, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War troop surge, Eastern Europe, International Security Assistance Force, Eurasia, Vecdi Gￃﾶnￃﾼl, NATO, Western Asia, Republics, International public opinion on the war in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, Occupation of Iraq, War on Terrorism, Iraq, War on Drugs, Opium production in Afghanistan, Turkey ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Nuclear program of Iran
Marines plow ahead with anti-poppy campaign in Afghan district
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 7 days ago
Credibility Marines, the district governor of Nawa is pleading with three dozen solemn-looking farmers and village elders not to plant the crop that feeds the world heroin market. Haji Abdul Manaf, a farmer and onetime leader in the fight against Russian occupiers,...
Tags: U.S. Marines, Nawa district, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Haji Abdul Manaf, poppy crop, Afghanistan, Marja, growing poppy, Kabul, Helmand Province, Opium production in Afghanistan, Politics, Medicinal plants, Taliban, Poppy, War in Afghanistan, Illegal drug trade in Afghanistan, War Conflict
'Political goals behind crack presence in Iran'
Tehrān :: Iran | 7 days ago
Credibility Political goals behind crack presence in Iran' Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:26:53 GMT Font size : There are political and economical goals behind the presence of crack in Iran, commander of the drug squad General Hamid Reza Hossein-Abadi says. “Iran is the...
Tags: Iran, Hamid Reza Hossein-Abadi, Afghanistan, Tehrān, Opium production in Afghanistan, Crack cocaine, Illegal drug trade, Politics, Taliban, Opium, Opioids
US pledges $38.7m to poppy free provinces
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 10 days ago
Credibility In efforts to eradicate poppy in the post-Taliban country, U.S. and Afghan government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in which the United States pledged 38.7 million U.S. dollars to poppy-free provinces under Good Performer's Initiative...
Tags: U.S. Embassy, GPI, poppy cultivation, poppy free, free provinces, Counter-Narcotics Khudaidad, gpi programs, afghans government, Afghanistan, Kabul, Helmand Province, Opium production in Afghanistan, Afghan Morphine, Medicinal plants, Taliban, Poppy, Illegal drug trade in Afghanistan
Attacks threaten to derail efforts to rebuild country
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 11 days ago
Credibility The findings, from new reports looking at the current situation in Afghanistan, highlight key areas in which, contrary to the assurances of Western military leaders, the war is being lost. A series of secret Government documents have also laid bare the...
Tags: Afghanistan, derail efforts, Kabul, International Security Assistance Force, Opium production in Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Taliban, Opium, Politics, War Conflict
As deaths in Afghanistan rise, so does the growth of opium
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 15 days ago
Credibility Attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan are at record levels and threaten to derail efforts to rebuild the war-torn country, while an unholy alliance of Taliban drug dealers and corrupt government officials has made a mockery of coalition forces' attempts...
Tags: Afghanistan, Afghans Resist Taliban, Below McCain, exit dates, John McCain, U.S, Kabul, War in Afghanistan, War Conflict, Taliban, Politics, Human rights abuses, International Security Assistance Force, Islamic terrorism, Human rights in Afghanistan, Islamism, Iraq War troop surge, International public opinion on the war in Afghanistan, Royal Air Force, Barack Obama, Stanley A. McChrystal, Helmand province campaign, Military helicopters, Taliban insurgency, Waziristan, Opium production in Afghanistan, British Army, Opium, Ministry of Defence, Mohammed Daud Daud, Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan starts export of apples to India
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 21 days ago
Credibility Afghanistan exported 12 tonnes of apples to India, officials said, touting the shipment as a key step in exploring much-needed international markets for its agricultural products. The apples were sent to New Delhi via air and road, as part of efforts...
Tags: Afghanistan, Air India, India KABUL, Mohammad Asif Rahimi, Kabul, Taliban, Economy of Afghanistan, Opium production in Afghanistan, Opioids, Opium
Will the US Afghan offensive be a success?
This offensive is directed against Helmand province a Taliban stronghold. The US is using a new strategy. The intent is to clear and then hold areas. Earlier offensives by British and Canadian troops cleared an area but then moved out. When...
Tags: Helmland province, opium production in Afghanistan, US offensive in Afghanistan
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