The USA's Dodgy Dealings With Afghan Drug Lords (2002)

America's Blind Eye (2002)- In south Afghanistan, the 'War on Terror' is dwindling following US military success. Yet as feudalism returns, the US appears to be striking up dubious deals with powerful drug barons.

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In the streets of Sangin, it is business as usual for the opium wholesalers and brokers. "We buy it from the farmers here and then we take it to the Iranian border," comments one local dealer. At $800 a kilo, opium is too lucrative to ignore and the traders are relieved the Americans show no intention of closing down their operations. Infamous drug baron Haji Bashir Noorzai is free to continue his reign.

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