Afghan Farmers Visit Colorado For Agricultural Tips

The Denver Post:

FORT COLLINS -- If the United States really wants to stabilize Afghanistan, say six Afghans visiting Colorado farms, then it should focus more on building agricultural options beyond the illicit drug trade for the war-torn nation's mostly agrarian people.

"If we keep people busy in agriculture, that will be good for security," said Abdul, a veterinarian from northern Afghanistan.

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Comments

[vinny]

where is all that heroin going?

[From the Raft]

The U.S. has had an Agricultural solution to Afghanistan's problems since 1960. Doesn't look like it is working any better than the invasion.