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   Deadly US air-strike on Afghan village   : Information Clearing House - ICH

Deadly US air-strike on Afghan village : Information Clearing House - ICH The Afghan government says around 140 villagers were killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan last month, prompting fears that the level of civilian deaths is undermining the United States military campaign. The report by Jonathan Rugman contains scenes which viewers may find distressing.

Raw Story » US gives up on eradicating Afghanistan’s opium

Raw Story » US gives up on eradicating Afghanistan’s opium : "Since the United States invaded Afghanistan, the country’s number one cash crop, opium, has repeatedly broken production records. By some estimates, the occupied territory now supplies some 90 percent of the world’s poppies. So far, eradication efforts have merely fueled the Taliban’s coffers and driven civilian farmers further outside of U.S. influence. Because of this, the United States has formed a new strategy in the fight against the crop: They are giving up."