The CIA may be unhappy since too much production lowers the CIA's profit on drug running (VIDEO)
Opium farmers in Afghanistan are expecting a record harvest this year - bringing huge profits for warlords and heroin traffickers.
Poppy production continues to spread at a staggering pace, with some growers claiming government officials are taking a cut from the lucrative business.
Let's cross live now to Kabul, to talk to Jean-Luc Lemahieu - he's the head of the UN drug control agency in Afghanistan and neighboring countries.
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US Military helping Afghanistan in the growth of opium by protecting poppy farms (VIDEO)
How Opium Greed Is Keeping US Troops in Afghanistan (VIDEO)
Abby Martin takes a look at a shocking statistic that puts opium production in Afghanistan at a record high, and puts into perspective the different corporate interests that could be keeping US forces in Afghanistan well beyond 2014.
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