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Thousands of extra Marines pouring into Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland will go after those who process drugs but not those who grow the crop, the commander of U.S. Marines in the area said.

So it seems that it might be hard to train up the Afghan Army to maintain "order" in Afghanistan after the US leaves in 18 months. Or it might be hard for the US to leave.

The simple fact of war – the fact missing from the Remembrance Day ritual and History Television, the most important fact of all – is that war is big business.

Fifty Afghans believed to be drug traffickers with ties to the Taliban have been placed on a Pentagon target list to be captured or killed, reflecting a major shift in American counternarcotics strategy in Afghanistan, according to a Congressional study to be released this week.

The Duedate is Monday, September 15, 1997 for the Drug Policy Foundation's Student PaperCompetition. Graduate and undergradutes students are encouraged to submita paper from 2500 to 5000 words.
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