Pakistani-Afghan Cooperation Viewed as Key to Anti-Drug Efforts

Increasing counterterrorism and border security cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan has raised hopes for more effective anti-drug regional efforts. Despite significant international investment to counter illicit drug production in Afghanistan, a recent U.N. survey found that the country had seen a surge in areas used for poppy cultivation for a third consecutive year. Pakistani authorities said the increase in Afghan drugs coupled with the withdrawal of the bulk of NATO forces...

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