U.N.: Afghan's $61B Drug Trade Funding Terrorism -- CBS News
The World Drug Report for 2011 is grim: drug trafficking is no longer a social and criminal ill but a trade that funds organized crime, terrorism and other security threats.
The 272-page report, issued by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is chock full of frightening profiles: cartels, terror groups, corruption of government officials, and networks that evade law enforcement.
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My Comment: A sober look at the impact and scope of Afghanistan's drug trade.