Always a downer, NPR reported this morning that the US has spent $200 million this year on agricultural projects in Afganistan to help the farmers become more productive.
And they have. The opium crop is expected to set new records. Opium is the chief export of Afganistan, accounting for $2 billion last year. (I wonder who figures this out, but that's gist for another post)
I'm an ex-farmer. With help like this, I'd still be doing it.
Go figure.
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