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Illicit cultivation

Democracy, the opiate of the (Afghan) people?

Crikey / Friday, 29 June 2007

Back in 2000, Afghanistan’s production of opium poppies fell dramatically to around 100 metric tons. This week, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime reported in its World Drug Report that, five years after the invasion by the West to restore democracy, opium production has reached a record high.