UN details 'devastating' impact of Afghan opium (AFP)

News article: UN details 'devastating' impact of Afghan opium (AFP)

News Manager October 22nd, 2009

AFP - Afghan opium is unleashing a "devastating" impact across the world, according to a new UN report, funding the Taliban and other terror groups and killing thousands in consumer countries.

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About UN details 'devastating' impact of Afghan opium (AFP)

News article: UN details 'devastating' impact of Afghan opium (AFP)