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2008/2/29-3/4 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/India] UID:49300 Activity:nil
2/29    Economy is good in Afghanistan.
        http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23408353
        In other news, drug trades in Afghanistan is at record levels.
        Go USA USA USA!
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WASHINGTON - Record illegal drug production in Afghanistan supplies the Taliban insurgency with money and arms and the US-backed government must take direct, prompt action against poppy growers, a State Department report said Friday. Afghan farmers grew more poppies for opium in 2007 than ever before, the second year in a row of record production in the nation the United States invaded after the Sept. The drug trade deters progress toward a stable, economically independent democracy, the report said. The Associated Press obtained a portion of the annual report on illegal drug production and trafficking worldwide before its release. The full report was being released at the State Department later Friday. Taliban benefits The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report cited strong links between the narcotics trade and the anti-government insurgency. The largest and best-known insurgent group -- the hard-line Taliban -- benefits with money and weapons while offering protection to growers and traffickers, the report said. "Eliminating narcotics cultivation and trafficking in Afghanistan will require a long-term national and international commitment," the State Department said. "The Afghan government must take decisive action against poppy cultivation soon to turn back the drug threat before its further growth and consolidation make it even more difficult to defeat." Watch a profile of the Afghan president: A Westernized, secular, aristocratic leader regarded for his diplomacy, courtesy and ability to win over Western audiences.