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Poppy Trade US Spent Billions Fighting Still Flourishes in Afghanistan

Poppy trade US spent billions fighting still flourishes in Afghanistan
“The real danger is the weakened resistance to corruption and to involvement in a distorted political economy, which weakens your resistance to collusion with the enemy.” As U.S. forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan — roughly 51,000 American troops …
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'Homeland': Damian Lewis Talks Brody's Risky Mission, Defends Dana
The episode depicted Brody withdrawing from heroin and then was getting built back up by a special-ops team charged with preparing him for a dangerous assassination mission in Iran. Despite winning an Emmy for his role on the show last year, Brody's …
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