"I like growing eggplants because it is not against Islam and it means I don't have to depend on those people," one farmer said. "But to be honest, I do not have much hope that things will change. This little field is the only place you see vegetables. If you go a little farther, you will see that all the other villages are nothing but poppy."
- In Afghan Poppy Heartland, New Crops, Growing Danger
Last year, farmers in Afghanistan harvested more than 4500 tons of opium -- nearly 90-percent of the world's market. For more see the latest edition of Foreign Exchange show.
Jeffrey Alan Miron talks about lessons from Afghanistan for the war on drugs
I have to agree that it's wrong to blame poor people in foreign countries for the fact the U.S. government can't prevent it's own people from buying the banned substances.