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Yuri Kozyrev
TIME Magazine

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The Associated Press

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John Moore
Getty Images

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Ed Ou
Getty Images

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David Guttenfelder
The Associated Press

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"AFGHANISTAN OPIUM WARS"

A U.S. Marine in charge of the civil affairs area that communicates with local people and registers poppy farmers for fertilizer and seeds, rests near an elder awaiting news of his son, arrested for allegedly building roadside bombs. Restoring security will depend in part on reviving a once thriving agricultural economy—one that does not depend on opium.