News (Media Awareness Project) - Afghanistan: Opium Poppy Crop To Be Sprayed |
| Title: | Afghanistan: Opium Poppy Crop To Be Sprayed |
| Published On: | 2006-12-10 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-12 19:56:42 |
OPIUM POPPY CROP TO BE SPRAYED
The top U.S. anti-drug official said Afghan poppies would be sprayed
with herbicide to combat an opium trade that produced a record heroin
haul this year.
The Afghan government has not publicly said it will spray, but John
Walters, the director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control
Policy, said President Hamid Karzai and other officials had agreed to
ground spraying.
The top U.S. anti-drug official said Afghan poppies would be sprayed
with herbicide to combat an opium trade that produced a record heroin
haul this year.
The Afghan government has not publicly said it will spray, but John
Walters, the director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control
Policy, said President Hamid Karzai and other officials had agreed to
ground spraying.
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