Kickflips in Kabul

Kickflips in Kabul
The number of street-working children is partly due to family drug addiction. Afghanistan produces more than 90 percent of the heroin in the world, or at least the opium that then gets turned into heroin. I've seen kids as young as 7 or 8 who have … Read more on Real Change News

Lo Hsing Han from freedom fighter to drug lord to businessman | Bangkok Post …
These were the bookends of degradation – opium farmers in slavery, heroin addicts in thrall. But heroin mules, drug dealers, corrupt customs agents, army officers, police commanders and government officials mostly did well. And ruling them all was Lo … Read more on Bangkok Post

Poppy growing creates major threat to Afghanistan’s future 25.10.11 – One of the greatest threats to the future of Afghanistan is the growing of poppies. With over 90 percent of the world’s opium coming from Afghanistan, revenu…