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Drug Trade Could Splinter Afghanistan Into Fragmented Criminal State – UN

Drug trade could splinter Afghanistan into fragmented criminal state – UN
There are no miracle cures. A transformation of the corrupt economy could take up to two decades, and opium production is likely to climb beyond 2013's worrying levels before it falls again, said Jean-Luc Lemahieu, outgoing head of the UN office on …
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Afghanistan: Taliban will gain ground when foreign forces pull out -experts
They believe that when British troops withdraw from Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Taliban will take over. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Williams, … Another former soldier, General Sir David Richards, who was Chief of defence Staff until …
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