US and allies split on Afghan poppy spraying

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Series Details 6.2.08
Publication Date 06/02/2008
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A US proposal to begin widespread aerial spraying of opium poppies in Afghanistan came under fire at a donor conference in Tokyo on 5 February 2008, highlighting a split between the US and its Afghan and NATO allies over drugs and security policy in the country.

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