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  • October 2008

    • Petraeus' Iraq Strategy Is Ill-Suited to Afghanistan

      Times (UK)  |  46 minutes ago

      Petraeus' Iraq Strategy Is Ill-Suited to Afghanistan

      (Newser) - Gen. David Petraeus faces an uphill battle in replicating the successes of the Iraq surge in Afghanistan, Michael Evans writes in the Times of London, “because the economic, social and political conditions are so different.” Afghanistan doesn’t have nearly the natural, fertile resources, and neither the US nor NATO allies can provide much in the way of troop reinforcements. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Middle East  • David Petraeus  • War on Terror  • opium  • infrastructure

  • May 2008

    • Taliban 'Narco Terrorist' Convicted in US Court

      Reuters  |  May 16, 08 4:58 AM CDT

      Taliban 'Narco Terrorist' Convicted in US Court

      (Newser) - A Taliban militant has become the first person convicted under a "narco-terrorism" provision of the Patriot Act, Reuters reports. The Afghan man was busted by DEA agents for plotting to ship heroin to the US and use the proceeds to buy weapons to use against American and coalition forces. He was brought to the US last year to stand trial, and now faces 20 years to life in prison. More »

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      terrorism  • Taliban  • drugs  • drug trafficking  • heroin  • opium  • Patriot Act  • terrorism financing

    • Marines Tread Lightly in Opium Poppy Fields

      Associated Press  |  May 7, 08 7:45 AM CDT

      Marines Tread Lightly in Opium Poppy Fields

      (Newser) - The US Marines have been battling the Taliban in the world's largest opium-growing region—and they're taking care not to damage the crop, the AP reports. Troops in Afghanistan are aware that the Taliban makes millions from the poppy harvest, but they also realize that destroying the locals' only source of income is likely to drive them into the arms of the militants. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • US military  • US Marine Corps  • opium  • poppies

  • April 2008

    • Taliban Bombs Afghan Opium Task Force, Killing 18

      CNN  |  Apr 29, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      Taliban Bombs Afghan Opium Task Force, Killing 18

      (Newser) - A suicide bomber struck a meeting today of an Afghan poppy-eradication team, CNN reports, killing at least 18, including 11 police officers and seven civilians. Another 41 were injured in the attack in the eastern Nangarhar province; authorities said the incident was further proof of the rebel Taliban's involvement with the opium trade, believed to fund the insurgency. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • suicide bombing  • Afghanistan war  • drug trafficking  • opium

  • March 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Military: Shift Troops to Afghan Front

      Washington Post  |  Dec 17, 07 5:24 AM CST

      Military: Shift Troops to Afghan Front

      (Newser) - The US military is calling for an accelerated withdrawal from Iraq and a shift of troops and equipment to Afghanistan, reports the Washington Post . The post-surge reduction of violence in Iraq has coincided with resurgent Taliban activity in Afghanistan; both NATO and US commanders there say they need several additional battalions, helicopters, and other resources to combat it. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Afghanistan  • NATO  • opium

    • Troubled Afghan Mission Under Review

      New York Times  |  Dec 16, 07 7:37 AM CST

      Troubled Afghan Mission Under Review

      (Newser) - With insurgent violence in Afghanistan soaring to the highest level since 2001, the Bush administration and NATO have begun three sweeping reviews of a mission that was considered a success, but now seems increasingly threatened. Lack of coordination in fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda, rising opium production, and the weakness of the Kabul government are the focus of the probes, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • insurgents  • NATO  • opium

  • November 2007

    • UK to Pay Opium Producers

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 10, 07 5:37 PM CST

      UK to Pay Opium Producers

      (Newser) - Afghanistan’s opium biz is booming, but British PM Gordon Brown says the almighty pound can squash it, the Guardian reports. He now wants to revive the UK's failed anti-opium program by paying Afghan farmers to produce crops other than poppy. So far, the UK has invested $20 million in Afghan policing, but seen only 400 arrests and a 34% spike in opium harvests this year. More »

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      Afghanistan  • United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • opium

  • October 2007
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