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Taliban Strength Up as Opium Trade Prospers
A Friday report says Afghanistan produces 93 percent of the world's opium while Taliban militants grow stronger and US efforts wane. Violence, bombings, and attacks rise as Kabul's government loses ground. intelligence chiefs place control at about 30 percent with insurgent reach at 10 to 11 percent amid $140 billion spent since 2001.
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