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Since the defeat of the Taliban government in 2001, Taliban insurgents have regained operate of the southern poppy-growing regions. The country's opium trade is back to supplying 92% of the world's opium, along with vast amounts of heroin. Here in America, as elsewhere in the world, the results can be seen in soaring rates of opiate and heroin addiction and a greater need than ever for victorious drug rehab programs.
But now there's a ray of hope in what has so far been a rather futile endeavor to combat Afghanistan's vast opium trade. At a Un meeting in Vienna recently, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan agreed to work together to help operate drug trafficking along their common borders. By strengthening border security, enhancing communication and intelligence-sharing, and launching joint counter-narcotic operations, the hope is that the flow of illicit drugs to Europe, Asia and beyond can be contained.
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The deal was brokered by the United Nations Office for Drug and Crime (Unodc) at a meeting in Vienna. Unodc menagerial Director Antonio Maria Costa hailed the meeting as a turning point in the fight against Afghanistan's drug problem.
The three countries agreed to focus not only on trafficking but on all aspects of the drug cheaper - stopping the diversion and smuggling of precursor chemicals used to make heroin from opium, locating and destroying drug labs, interrupting the laundering of drug money, and tackling the worst qoute - the broad corruption which facilitates the drug business.
No less important, they also called for more attention to salvage humanity from the misery and instability created by drug abuse and addiction by enhancing drug arresting education, medicine facilities and drug rehab. Let's hope that help extends to the U.S. Where heroin addiction has ruined the lives of more than 1 million heroin addicts and their families.
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