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Opium
Opium news and analysis from The Nation
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February 8, 2018
A report by the Defense Department’s inspector general raises questions about a combatant command with a history of scandals.
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November 13, 2017
Opium is the fundamental factor driving the Taliban’s success, but try telling that to Donald Trump.
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April 25, 2016
Addiction, according to Johann Hari, is less about drugs and more about human connection.
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February 22, 2016
Until Washington deals with Afghanistan’s economic dependence on opium, the Taliban aren’t going anywhere.
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November 19, 2015
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July 27, 2015
History has shown us time and time again that we are only human.
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January 11, 2011
Misleading narratives about the Afghan opium trade have led to counterproductive eradication strategies.
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September 13, 2010
The American war and Afghanistan’s civilians.
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September 6, 2006
In Bush-liberated Afghanistan, billions in drug profits are financing the Taliban, proving the President is better at starting wars than winning them.
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November 23, 2004
Afghanistan's crop "has spread like wildfire."