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US to Change Tactics in Afghan Drug War

By Jess Kilby,  Newser User

Posted Jun 27, 2009 5:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – The US is changing tactics in its war against the Afghan opium trade, the AP reports. Rather than targeting crops for eradication, the US will focus on interdiction and alternative crop programs. A top administration official called eradication “a waste of money” that failed...   Read full story »

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