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US drops Afghanistan opium spraying plans
January 26, 2005
Facing opposition from Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the United States has set aside plans to use spray planes to kill opium crops in Afghanistan, the world's largest drug producing country. Karzai's opposition to spraying has frustrated some US officials who doubt that the vast amount of opium produced in Afghanistan can be significantly reduced without spraying. Opium is the raw material for heroin. The UN says Afghanistan's drug trade has funded terrorists. (AP)