Afghan opium corp up 40 percent from 2005

[Geggy]

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Aug 16

Afghan opium cultivation hits a record

By FISNIK ABRASHI
Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has hit record levels - up by more than 40 percent from 2005 - despite hundreds of millions in counternarcotics money, Western officials told The Associated Press.

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