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Opium Takes Over Entire Afghan Villages

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI
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SARAB, Afghanistan (Aug. 10) — Open the door to Islam Beg's house and the thick opium smoke rushes out into the cold mountain air, like steam from a bathhouse. It's just past 8 a.m. and the family of six — including a 1-year-old baby boy — is already curled up at the lip of the opium pipe.
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Open the door to Islam Beg\'s house and the thick opium smoke rushes out into the cold mountain air, like steam from a bathhouse. It\'s just past 8 a.m. and the family of six — including a 1-year-old baby boy — is already curled up at the lip of the opium pipe.