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Newsweek on Instagram: “Men smoke opium inside an Afghan drug den outside the city of Balkh, Afghanistan. Afghanistan is one of the largest opium producers – with…”Men smoke opium inside an Afghan drug den outside the city of Balkh, Afghanistan. Afghanistan is one of the largest opium producers – with over 420,000 acres used for cultivation of the… Good for them. Jeepers, could oh-so lucrative heroin trade feature in LENGTH of AfghanWar, now in its EIGHTEENTH year? CivilWar, 4 years. WWII, 4 years. I wonder what the statistics say about opiate use in America from the invasion of Afghanistan until now.
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Taliban attacks kill at least 21 Afghan security forcesThe overnight attacks, also wounding at least 23 others, took place in northern Sar-e-Pul province, said an official. The latest violence comes as peace initiatives move forward on several fronts. I believe its the US military who killed the Afghan security forces. Just creating a reasonable doubt between Taliban and the Afghan forces, so they can stay in Afghanistan and keep looting from the heroin fields.. $1.5 trillion in a year not so bad.
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Taliban attacks kill 21 Afghan policemenOfficials say Wednesday's three assaults on Afghanistan's security forces left another 23 local law-enforcement personnel wounded.
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Afghan official: Gas cylinder blast leaves 9 dead in KabulKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says at least nine people were killed when a gas cylinder exploded in Kabul. Wahidullah Mayar, spokesman for the Public Health Ministry, says several people were also injured in the late Saturday explosion inside a residential house in the Afghan capital. Such incidents are common in Afghanistan, especially during the bitterly cold winters. Rest in Peace. A guy named Al had something to do with it. I think his full name is Al Joseph Kida She does doesn't stop. Add it to Hillary Clinton's body count.
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Trump endorses the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in freewheeling Cabinet meetingPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke approvingly of the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan as he made a number of inaccurate assertions about Russian and Afghan history. Trump inaccurately said the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to fight 'terrorists' and falsely said they Nope! POTUS did not endorse the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He did state some facts—which was not an endorsement. realDonaldTrump endorses all wars....as long as he doesn't have to participate! TrumpTheCoward TakeAKnee NFL Really, and did he have a top level security Clearance to get the newest information? I thought not! It makes a difference when you have all the info and can talk to world leaders.
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Afghan official: US troop withdrawal to have little impactKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The withdrawal of half of the 14,000 U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan will have little impact on the fighting capacity of the Afghan National Security Forces, the spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani said Friday.
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Internally displaced Afghans tell us why Europe is wrong about themSeveral European countries justify deportation of Afghan refugees by saying Afghanistan is now a safe country, but the ongoing violence in the country suggests the European narrative of peace contradicts with ground realities. And as long as the US military stay in Afghanistan, terror and chaos will never end. The US govt. making about $1.5 trillion every year from this business, ‘US invaded Afghanistan to restore heroin industry’
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Taliban dismiss Afghanistan's peace talks offerThe Taliban in Afghanistan refused to hold formal talks with the Western-backed Afghan government during peace talks planned to take place in Saudi Arabia next month. Wow Taliban meeting US officials!! Pretty friendly scenario.
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Justin Trudeau's unlikely doppelganger on Afghan talent show sends Twitter into overdriveCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an unlikely doppelganger more than 6,000 miles away on the Afghanistan talent competition 'Afghan Star.'
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Afghan officials: Taliban attacks kill 21 policemenKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say a wave of Taliban attacks in western and northern Afghanistan the previous day has killed 21 members of the country's security forces. Jamshed Shahabi, spokesman for the governor in western Badghis province, says the insurgents overran outposts there, killing six policemen. Council member Shamsul Haq Baeakzai in northern Baghlan province says seven members of the local police force were killed there, also on Wednesday. Why are US forces still in Afghanistan? 18 years and the Taliban is still whipping our a**es. Time for a surge, amirite neocons? ... and the US has been in the country for almost 18 years. Doesn’t that tell you something? 🇺🇸💚
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