The Obama administration decided last year to stop alienating Afghan farmers by eradicating poppy fields and to concentrate instead on arresting drug lords and interdicting drug shipments on their way across and out of the country. |
U.S. now focused on getting rid of Taliban instead of opium crops in AfghanistanQuicklink Submitted By Sheila Samples No comments
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The Obama administration decided last year to stop alienating Afghan farmers by eradicating poppy fields and to concentrate instead on arresting drug lords and interdicting drug shipments on their way across and out of the country. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.
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