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HARDtalk: Richard Douglas

08/02/2008

Richard Douglas

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Stephen Sackur asks Richard Douglas if Afghanistan risks becoming a failed state.

Richard Douglas is the US deputy assistant secretary of defence for counter-narcotics. Stephen Sackur asks him if Afghanistan risks becoming a failed state.

Will a bumper opium poppy harvest in Afghanistan make it even harder for NATO to beat Taliban insurgents? The UN believes a record harvest will provide a windfall for the Taliban, who tax farmers. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in London for talks with British leaders about a strategy for the country. Richard Douglas is the US deputy assistant secretary of defence for counter-narcotics and global threats. Stephen Sackur asks him if Afghanistan risks becoming a failed state.

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