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UN says Afghan opium use rises with parents giving drugs to children

Published: 24 June, 2010, 03:08
Edited: 24 June, 2010, 19:02


Afghanistan, Kabul (AFP Photo / Sardar Ahmad)

The United Nations has expressed alarm about the rise in drug abuse across the world in its annual report on narcotics.

 
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codoh June 24, 2010, 15:11 quote
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Well if the US and Nato would actually halt the production of drugs in Afghanistan, instead of finding excuses to maintain it, then maybe there would be some progress. Oh well, who am i kidding here! The United States pet, the CIA is working hard to maintain it since 2001, and uses NATO and US troops to guard it.

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