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New York Times
March 2, 2007
Pg. 8
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) — The United States estimated on Thursday that Afghanistan’s opium production hit a record high last year and said that the narcotics trade was undermining Afghan democracy and security.
The annual report on international efforts to control narcotics estimated that because of improved crop yields, Afghanistan’s opium production hit a record of 5,644 tons.
The two-volume, 1,045-page “International Narcotics Control Strategy Report” also said that Peru and Bolivia faced fresh challenges to their efforts to reduce cultivation of coca.
March 2, 2007
Pg. 8
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) — The United States estimated on Thursday that Afghanistan’s opium production hit a record high last year and said that the narcotics trade was undermining Afghan democracy and security.
The annual report on international efforts to control narcotics estimated that because of improved crop yields, Afghanistan’s opium production hit a record of 5,644 tons.
The two-volume, 1,045-page “International Narcotics Control Strategy Report” also said that Peru and Bolivia faced fresh challenges to their efforts to reduce cultivation of coca.