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In Afghanistan, Flowers Call The Shots

A girl stands in the middle of a poppy field as Marines pass by on patrol. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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In Afghanistan, Flowers Call The Shots

Poppy is a key crop in the deadly Sangin District, and in a way, flowers fuel the fight: The Taliban earns hundreds of millions of dollars from the drug trade, which supplies 90 percent of the world's raw opium used for heroin. And during harvest season, fighting practically comes to a halt.

Marines: 'It Doesn't End The War For Us'

A Bravo Company Marine from Camp Pendleton, Calif., patrols in the Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan on Monday. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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Marines: 'It Doesn't End The War For Us'

NPR's David Gilkey, embedded with Marines in Afghanistan, asks a few men what they think of the news.

Marines React To News Of Bin Laden's Death

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Uneven Sacrifice

Today, in our morning meeting, we had a few more recent college grads than usual (new intern, and a couple of young ex-interns, etc.). The group -- besides making me feel ancient -- agreed that dialogue, and protest, about the Iraq war was more ab...

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