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The US totally failed to stop the drug trade in Afghanistan, but the Taliban found a better way to cash in
Opium is Afghanistan's largest cash crop, but drug trafficking isn't the only, or even the biggest,…
Christopher Woody
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Opium, foot-binding, and braids: Photos reveal what China looked like before the Cultural Revolution
Radical youths known as Red Guards were encouraged to rid China's cities of "class enemies," elimin…
Natalie Colarossi
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A politician battling to become the UK's new prime minister admitted to smoking opium
Incumbent Prime Minister Theresa May announced she will step down as Conservative Party leader on J…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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NCB seizes 31 kg opium from truck plying under essential services cover during lockdown, 4 held
The nationwide lockdown was first imposed from March 25 to April 14, then extended until May 3, an…
PTI
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Ghazipur Opium factory, country's biggest and oldest, shuts down
The factory was closed down on March 1st, for failing to comply with orders to install an onli…
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Production has soared in the world's opium capital
The number of opium-poppy-free provinces dropped from 14 last year to 13 this year, and every regio…
Christopher Woody
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Opium production has set another record in Afghanistan - here's where it increased the most
Opium produced in Afghanistan is typically exported in its raw form, or as heroin or morphine. It i…
Christopher Woody
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Afghanistan is producing a lot more opium than before the US invasion. The US just can't stop it
Between 2002 and 2017, the US government has allocated roughly $8.62 billion to fight narcotics in …
Christopher Woody
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15 years of war has done little stop production in the world's opium capital
And while production has remained high but steady in southern Afghanistan - a stronghold for the Af…
Christopher Woody
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Here's how Afghanistan's record opium harvest is flowing to the West
Afghan opium cultivation haa increased by 7% from 2013 to 2014 and production increased as much as …
Christina Sterbenz
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Homeland Security chief John Kelly and CIA director Mike Pompeo reportedly flew over Mexican opium fields
Kelly observed the destruction of five poppy plots via manual eradication as well as aerial sprayin…
Christopher Woody,Associated Press
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Grim Chart Reveals Afghanistan's Booming Opium Industry
Reuters reports that the country's record crop will embarrass Afghanistan's aid donors after more t…
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MEXICO'S OPIUM BOOM: 'The cartels have a pretty good handle on the appetite in the US'
Heightened American demand for the drug has been spurred on by a crackdown on painkiller abuse, whi…
Christopher Woody
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Afghanistan's Opium Industry Now Employs More People Than Its Military
Despite the rampant growth of an illicit drug economy that stokes corruption and even finances the …
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Afghan Opium Crop Hits Record High As Western Forces Leave
The area under poppy is 36 percent higher than in 2012, and eclipses the previous record set in 200…
Alister Doyle and Michael Szabo, Reuters
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These Two Charts Show The US's Multi-Billion-Dollar Failure To End Afghanistan's Opium Trade
The US has spent $7.6 billion to date in Afghanistan to eradicate poppy crops and incentivize farme…
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The US Spent $7.6 Billion To Curb Opium Production In Afghanistan - And Has Nothing To Show For It
And there's a human cost within Afghanistan from an industry that both fuels and thrives off of dru…
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Nicki Minaj searched and detained at Amsterdam airport, according to reports
Nicki Minaj was traveling from Amsterdam to Manchester on Saturday when authorities arrested her, a…
Lauren Edmonds
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Unveiling the Tiny Marvels: A Comprehensive Guide to Poppy Seeds
Despite their small size, poppy seeds pack a nutritional punch. They are a rich source of essential…