Drug Abuse On The Rise In Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera
UN says country has largest number of drug addicts per capita, but only small fraction have access to treatment.
Drug addiction is reportedly on the rise in Afghanistan, which remains the largest producer of opium.
About three per cent of Afghans abuse narcotics, making the country the world's top user per capita, according to UN reports. But only a small fraction of addicts have access to proper treatment.
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Female Afghan politician Hanifa Safi killed -- BBC
Bomb kills head of women's affairs in Afghan east -- Reuters
Car bomb kills Afghan women's affairs official -- The Guardian
NATO Military Supplies Roll Again Through Pakistan -- Voice of America
Bureaucracy slows NATO supply run through Pakistan -- New York Daily News
U.S. Has No Idea Who’s a Taliban ‘Leader,’ Still Boasts About Killing Them -- Danger Room
Afghanistan: Stop Killing And Get Rich -- Strategy Page
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Afghanistan’s economy: The hand that feeds -- The Economist
Afghanistan as an ally -- Arnaud de Borchgrave, UPI
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