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To reach lucrative markets in Russia and Europe, an estimated 60 percent of Afghan opium and heroin go through Central Asia, crossing borders like this one between Tajikistan -- a focal point for opium trafficking -- and Kyrgyzstan. In Tajikistan, one kilogram of heroin can sell for $5,000 -- significant revenue in a poverty-stricken country where annual per capita incomes reach only $1,140.
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Photo: David Brauchli/Associated Press
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