Afghan Drug War Debacle: Blair Said Smashing Opium Trade Was A Major Reason To Invade But 10 Years On Heroin Production Is Up From 185 Tons A Year To 5,800 -- Daily Mail
The West is losing the heroin war in Afghanistan – ten years after Tony Blair pledged that wiping out the drug was one of the main reasons for invading the country.
Despite spending £18billion and a conflict which has so far cost the lives of almost 400 British troops, production of the class-A drug by Afghan farmers rose between 2001 and 2011 from just 185 tons to a staggering 5,800 tons.
It increased by 61 per cent last year alone.
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Misery among heroin addicts in Afghanistan -- CBS
Production of Afghan heroin jumps by 61%: UN -- Press TV
Britain's war against Afghan opium production is failing -- The Telegraph
War on drugs must be Afghan top priority -- News24
Afghanistan can't be stable without drugs crackdown: U.N. -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN Chief Notes Losing Fight Against Afghan Drugs -- ABC News/AP
Prioritise anti-drugs effort: Ban to Afghanistan -- Zee News
Calls For Concerted Efforts To Combat Scourge Of Drugs In Afghanistan -- Newsroom America
UN chief calls for concerted efforts to combat illicit drugs in Afghanistan -- Associated Press Of Pak
It increased by 61 per cent last year alone.
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More News On Afghanistan's Opium/Heroin Crisis
Misery among heroin addicts in Afghanistan -- CBS
Production of Afghan heroin jumps by 61%: UN -- Press TV
Britain's war against Afghan opium production is failing -- The Telegraph
War on drugs must be Afghan top priority -- News24
Afghanistan can't be stable without drugs crackdown: U.N. -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN Chief Notes Losing Fight Against Afghan Drugs -- ABC News/AP
Prioritise anti-drugs effort: Ban to Afghanistan -- Zee News
Calls For Concerted Efforts To Combat Scourge Of Drugs In Afghanistan -- Newsroom America
UN chief calls for concerted efforts to combat illicit drugs in Afghanistan -- Associated Press Of Pak
War on drugs must be Afghan top priority -- News24
Afghanistan can't be stable without drugs crackdown: U.N. -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN Chief Notes Losing Fight Against Afghan Drugs -- ABC News/AP
Prioritise anti-drugs effort: Ban to Afghanistan -- Zee News
Calls For Concerted Efforts To Combat Scourge Of Drugs In Afghanistan -- Newsroom America
UN chief calls for concerted efforts to combat illicit drugs in Afghanistan -- Associated Press Of Pakistan
UN Chief: Drugs Pose Severe Threat to Afghanistan’s Stability -- Voice of America
High-Level Drug Meeting Focuses On Afghanistan -- NPR
Afghan drugs: global threat needs global response -- Voice of Russia
Afghanistan drug war a lost cause -- David Williams, Adelaide Now/Daily Mail
Afghanistan can't be stable without drugs crackdown: U.N. -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN Chief Notes Losing Fight Against Afghan Drugs -- ABC News/AP
Prioritise anti-drugs effort: Ban to Afghanistan -- Zee News
Calls For Concerted Efforts To Combat Scourge Of Drugs In Afghanistan -- Newsroom America
UN chief calls for concerted efforts to combat illicit drugs in Afghanistan -- Associated Press Of Pakistan
UN Chief: Drugs Pose Severe Threat to Afghanistan’s Stability -- Voice of America
High-Level Drug Meeting Focuses On Afghanistan -- NPR
Afghan drugs: global threat needs global response -- Voice of Russia
Afghanistan drug war a lost cause -- David Williams, Adelaide Now/Daily Mail