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Archive Home > 2012 > April > 12 > In poppy war, the Taliban aim to protect a cash crop

In poppy war, the Taliban aim to protect a cash crop

By New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
April 12, 2012

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — So focused are the Taliban on securing this year’s opium poppy crop — and the support of the farmers tending it — that in the early days of their spring offensive in the south, they are targeting not only the officials trying to....

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