Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals
                   
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May 6, 2008 18 related
        

GARMSER, Afghanistan - The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. Last week, the 24th Marine... [read full story]                    

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