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12.09.2008, 14:06
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This is a drug addicted Afghan family. The Afghan government's slack approach to poverty and opium cultivation has had a direct effect on Afghan society. One can find drugs everywhere in Afghanistan. The husband started smoking opium when he was six, but
19.09.2008, 08:35
As the Taliban insurgency continues to gain momentum in Afghanistan, the country’s fragile infrastructure is increasingly at risk of attack. Freelance writer Lizette Potgieter spent time at a power plant outside Kabul, and sent RT this special report.
24.09.2008, 11:21
Since NATO forces invaded Afghanistan, the production of heroin in the country increased by 2.5 times and Afghanistan has become the world leader in heroin production. Eighteen tonnes of heroin from Afghanistan ends up in Russia each year.
29.09.2008, 14:04
Just over a decade ago 36-year-old Tracey Harmse became South Africa's first female dog handler and narcotics instructor, while serving in the South African Police Force. Now she is Afghanistan's only female canine trainer setting dogs through their paces
22.10.2008, 11:08
A spokesman for the Taliban has said that it ordered the killing of a British aid worker because she was “spreading Christianity”. He told RT that the murder of 34 year old Gayle Williams in Kabul was also justified as it was a response to the
10.11.2008, 15:32
The U.S. military says it’s killed 14 militants in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province – but the province authorities say those killed were construction workers. The shootout happened as gunmen opened fire after U.S. troops stopped their vehic
03.12.2008, 15:48
An analysis of the impact of the global financial crisis on NATO’s operations in Afghanistan shows that the economy is inextricably linked to security, with social conflict remaining a key issue for Alliance countries.
16.12.2008, 10:00
Drug-related violence along Mexico's border is spiraling out of the control of civil authorities. Well-armed gangs are fighting over access to routes into the States. The former tourist town of Tijuana, Baja California, has seen more than 300 killings in
Published: 26 October, 2008, 13:03
Afghanistan is still the largest supplier of the world’s heroin and its illicit drug trade poses the gravest threat to the country’s long-term security, development and effective governance, particularly since Taliban mi
