Marines pay Afghan farmers to destroy opium crop (Reuters)

[Mgtrben news]

Reuters - With heavy fighting in the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah now largely reduced to sporadic gunfights, U.S. Marines in the area have turned their focus toward eliminating the insurgents' cash source: opium.

Source (http://us.rd.*****.com/dailynews/rss/asia/*http://news.*****.com/s/nm/20100415/wl_nm/us_afghanistan_poppy)