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Afghan opium named as worlds deadliest drug (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The United Nations says the flow of opium from Afghanistan is creating havoc around the world, fuelling addiction, crime and insurgency. Efforts aim to get Taliban off battlefield in Afghanistan (USA Today) New efforts aimed at persuading low-level Taliban fighters to lay down their arms have become the centerpiece of U.S. and Afghan government strategy as the White House debates whether to boost troop levels ther
