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Poppy Eradication in Afghanistan on the Rise
May 21, 2012, 12:36 pm ET · by Sarah ChildressPoppy eradication in Afghanistan has nearly tripled in the past year amid violent resistance from farmers, as NATO prepares to … Continue reading
Opium BridesJanuary 3, 2012Najibullah Quraishi journeys deep into the Afghan countryside to reveal the deadly bargain local farm families have been forced to make with drug smugglers in order to survive.FEATURED FROM THIS REPORT
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Afghanistan’s Opium Production on the RiseApril 18, 2012, 1:22 pm ET · by Azmat KhanOpium production will rise across Afghanistan in 2012, spreading to more parts of the country than it has in the last few years, according to a new UN assessment. 
When Afghan Girls Pay the Price for the Crimes of OthersFebruary 17, 2012, 1:57 pm ET · by Azmat KhanShakila was just 8 years old when a group of men abducted her and her cousin from their beds as they slept in Naray district in Afghanistan’s Kunar province. 
Afghanistan’s Opium Profits Soared in 2011January 17, 2012, 4:36 pm ET · by Azmat KhanThe value of opium produced in Afghanistan increased by 133 percent last year to $1.4 billion, or about 9 percent of the country’s GDP… 
Face to Face with Afghanistan’s Opium BridesJanuary 3, 2012, 6:36 pm ET · by Azmat KhanFrom investigating the sexual abuse of young boys to embedding with a group of insurgents allied with Al Qaeda, veteran Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi takes FRONTLINE cameras where few Western journalists can go. RELATED PROGRAMS
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