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For much of 2005 in Afghanistan 18,000 U.S. troops are still fighting and dying along the Pakistan border. The rest of Afghanistan appears relatively peaceful. But the country is facing another threat to its stability - its growing addiction to the production and trafficking of heroin, which is cont...

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Other Authors: Cockburn, Leslie (Producer), Kroft, Steve (Reporter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System, 2005.
Subjects:
Heroin industry > Afghanistan.
Opium trade > Afghanistan.
Drug traffic > Afghanistan.
United States.
Iraq.
Internet videos.
Television news programs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:For much of 2005 in Afghanistan 18,000 U.S. troops are still fighting and dying along the Pakistan border. The rest of Afghanistan appears relatively peaceful. But the country is facing another threat to its stability - its growing addiction to the production and trafficking of heroin, which is controlled by some of the most powerful people in the country. Correspondent Steve Kroft reports.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 9, 2015).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (13 min.)
Playing Time:00:12:51