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Page last updated at 12:58 GMT, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 13:58 UK

Southern Afghan opium boom

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The amount of opium being produced in the southern Afghan province of Helmand has increased significantly, a UN report says.

But figures show the overall yield of opium in Afghanistan has reduced this year compared with 2007. Alastair Leithead reports.

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