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Look what is happening in the "FREE and LIBRATED COUNTRY" under the "JUST and DEMOCRATIC RULE" of the "WORLD DEFENDERS"
In Taliban times poppy cultivation was totally abolished and made illegal. These people still claim that Taliban thrived on Opium trade !! And LOOK they are still saying the same story !!!
The BASTARDS OF DEMOCRACY are totally exposed now !!!
Kashif
Opium harvest reaches record level in Afghanistan
Carlotta Gall
Kabul: Afghanistanââ¬â¢s opium harvest this year has reached the highest levels ever recorded, showing an increase of almost 50% from last year, the executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa, said on Saturday in Kabul.
He described the figures as ââ¬Åalarmingââ¬Â and ââ¬Åvery bad newsââ¬Â for the Afghan government and international donors, who have poured millions of dollars into programs to reduce the poppy crop since 2001. He said the increase in cultivation was significantly fuelled by the resurgence of Taliban rebels in the south, the countryââ¬â¢s prime opium growing region.
ââ¬ÅThis yearââ¬â¢s harvest will be around 6,100 metric tons of opium ââ¬â a staggering 92% of total world supply.
It exceeds global consumption by 30%,ââ¬Â Costa said at a news briefing. The harvest increased by 49% from the year before, and it outpaced the previous record of 4,600 metric tons, set in 1999 while the Taliban governed the country. The area cultivated increased by 59% with more than 400,000 acres planted with poppies in 2006 compared with less than 260,000 in 2005.
President Hamid Karzai expressed disappointment on Saturday. The Bush administration has made poppy eradication a major facet of its aid to Afghanistan, and it has criticised Karzai for not doing more to challenge warlords involved in opium. NYT NEWS SERVICE
In Taliban times poppy cultivation was totally abolished and made illegal. These people still claim that Taliban thrived on Opium trade !! And LOOK they are still saying the same story !!!
The BASTARDS OF DEMOCRACY are totally exposed now !!!
Kashif
Opium harvest reaches record level in Afghanistan
Carlotta Gall
Kabul: Afghanistanââ¬â¢s opium harvest this year has reached the highest levels ever recorded, showing an increase of almost 50% from last year, the executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa, said on Saturday in Kabul.
He described the figures as ââ¬Åalarmingââ¬Â and ââ¬Åvery bad newsââ¬Â for the Afghan government and international donors, who have poured millions of dollars into programs to reduce the poppy crop since 2001. He said the increase in cultivation was significantly fuelled by the resurgence of Taliban rebels
in the south, the countryââ¬â¢s prime opium growing region. ââ¬ÅThis yearââ¬â¢s harvest will be around 6,100 metric tons of opium ââ¬â a staggering 92% of total world supply.
It exceeds global consumption by 30%,ââ¬Â Costa said at a news briefing. The harvest increased by 49% from the year before, and it outpaced the previous record of 4,600 metric tons, set in 1999 while the Taliban governed the country. The area cultivated increased by 59% with more than 400,000 acres planted with poppies in 2006 compared with less than 260,000 in 2005. President Hamid Karzai expressed disappointment on Saturday. The Bush administration has made poppy eradication a major facet of its aid to Afghanistan, and it has criticised Karzai for not doing more to challenge warlords involved in opium. NYT NEWS SERVICE
