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Tactic has proved ineffective

The tactic of suporting Afghan commandos and specially trained police units has failed to curtail the opium industry in Afghanistan.

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Opium production in Afghanistan
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Response to opium production in Afghanistan?
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Seek to curtail the production of opium
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How should the international community intervene?
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Support Afghan troops and police
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Tactic has proved ineffective
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Why has the tactic proved ineffective?
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Afghan opium production continues on a massive scale
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Only 3.5% of poppy fields were eradicated in 2008
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19% drop in cultivation from 2007 to 2008
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Use Afghan police to target poppy fields
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Use small, tactical Aghan commando units
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