ISAF chief sees Afghan drug trade rising in 2008
Afghanistan’s already booming drugs trade is likely to grow even more this year, the head of foreign troops in the country said on Wednesday, warning this would bankroll the Taliban insurgency. Afghanistan’s poppies already produce more than 90 percent of the world’s heroin, but the government, the United Nations, donor countries and commanders of the 40,000-plus foreign force are divided over how best to tackle the problem. Full Story