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Afghanistan is the world's leading producer of opium. The fact that the opium trade is a funding source for terrorist organizations has led to attempts to curtail the Afghan opium trade, but this has been difficult due to the lack of profitability of growing other crops. About a third of Afghanistan's economy is dependent upon the drug trade. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5308180.stm</ref>

Afghanistan is the world's leading producer of opium. The fact that the opium trade is a funding source for terrorist organizations has led to attempts to curtail the Afghan opium trade, but this has been difficult due to the lack of profitability of growing other crops. About a third of Afghanistan's economy is dependent upon the drug trade. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5308180.stm</ref>

An oil-pipeline from Caspian See to Pakistan through Afghanistan, built by Bechtel, Haliburton and other big [[American (USA)|American]] firms.

An oil-pipeline built by Bechtel, Haliburton and other big [[American (USA)|American]] firms, running from from the Caspian Sea to Pakistan, crosses through Afghanistan.

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[[Category:Asian Countries]]

[[Category:Asian Countries]]