With the country’s opium production rising by 87% on final year,a former US base in Helmand is now a drug abuse treatment centreFor a decade, the office of the British Provincial Reconstruction Team in Helmand was busy dispersing hundreds of millions of aid dollars across the province.
Now, and the base is barren; stripped of everything of value. Occasional moans reverberate down the corridors where gaunt-looking men sleep,belly-down, seeking respite from the sun beating through the windows. All of them are recovering drug addicts. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com