Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Afghanistan Opium Poppy Production Booming

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Defense Department map, released by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

After $7Bln US Effort, Afghanistan Poppy Cultivation Still Booming: US Watchdog -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, October 21 (RIA Novosti) – Despite US counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan amounting to $7.6 billion, opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan hit an all-time high in 2013, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) stated in a special report released last Tuesday.

"Despite spending over $7 billion to combat opium poppy cultivation and to develop the Afghan government"s counternarcotics capacity, opium poppy cultivation levels in Afghanistan hit an all-time high in 2013," Special Inspector General John Sopko said in the report.

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More News On Afghanistan's Opium Poppy Production Reaching An All-Time High

This map shows all the areas in Afghanistan where poppy production rose -- Washington post
Poppy cultivation hits record high in Afghanistan in 2013 despite over $7B spent to combat it -- FOX News/AP
US watchdog: Afghanistan poppy production at record levels despite counternarcotics efforts -- Stars and Stripes
Afghan Opium Poppies Thrive Despite $7 Billion From U.S. -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Despite costly U.S. effort, Afghan poppy cultivation hits new high -- Reuters
Afghan Poppy Cultivation At All-Time High -- Radio Free Europe
Afghan Opium Poppies Hit Record High Despite $7 Billion US Campaign -- NBC
America’s $7.6B war on opium in Afghanistan failing: inspector general -- Washington Times
America’s $7.6 billion war on Afghan drugs fails, opium production peaks -- RT
Afghan Poppy Cultivation at ‘All-Time High’ -- Washington Free Beacon
Opium Poppy Cultivation Hits All-Time High in Afghanistan -- IBTimes
The U.S. Has Spent $7 Billion Fighting the War on Drugs in Afghanistan. It Hasn’t Worked. -- Slate
We Spent $7.6 Billion To Crush The Afghan Opium Trade—And It's Doing Better Than Ever -- Mother Jones

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