• The UN ran out of patience this year with the opium growers in northwest Pakistan, freezing aid until they agreed to destroy their crops.

    BBC: Afghanistan's opium harvest

  • Three-quarters of global opium production is in Afghanistan, with Myanmar and Mexico making up most of the balance.

    ECONOMIST: Illegal drugs

  • Instead, America would target the traffickers who back the Taliban, and then lure the impoverished Afghan opium farmers to the American side with alternative crops.

    ECONOMIST: The Taliban and drugs

  • There were also crucial questions over how many UK troops should be on the ground, how to tackle the opium trade, and how to engage with neighbouring states, he added.

    BBC: Clegg concern over 'old' army kit

  • Majid says the drop is because he, like the U.S.-funded team that works with him, travels from district to district to convey the anti-opium message in person.

    NPR: Teams Focus on Poppy Eradication in Afghanistan

  • Until recently, drug addiction in Vietnam was usually associated with ethnic minorities in the highlands, who have been traditional smokers of opium and have long cultivated it as an important cash crop.

    CNN: From Traffickers to Users

  • Thomas Schweich, the acting U.S. assistant secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, says that under a recently revised strategy against opium, the United States plans to bolster local Afghan officials like Abdul Majid with millions of dollars.

    NPR: Teams Focus on Poppy Eradication in Afghanistan

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