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Afghanistan's Opium Fields

The dynamics of the Afghan opium trade where 90 per cent of the world's drug is grown

The dynamics of the Afghan opium trade where 90 per cent of the world's drug is grown. Also, how Russia's farmlands are being cultivated by new forces, how prepared Argentinians are to protest in the streets of Buenos Aires, a long hot journey to the fabled, but real, city of Timbuktu and finally - the late Charles Wheeler is remembered.

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26 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project