Opium BridesJanuary 3, 2012Najibullah Quraishi journeys deep into the Afghan countryside to reveal the deadly bargain local farm families have been forced to make with drug smugglers in order to survive.(32:46) The unexpected collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan. FEATURED FROM THIS REPORT
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