In pictures: Afghanistan’s growing industry of opium

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  An Afghan farmer collects raw opium as he works in a poppy field in Khogyani District of Nangarhar province. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP Photo

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  Afghan farmers collect raw opium as they work in a poppy field in Khogyani district of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan. Rahmat Gul / AP Photo

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  An Afghan army soldier walks through a poppy field during a joint mission with US Army soldiers from Charlie troop 4-73 Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division in the Maiwand district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan in April 7, 2012. Baz Ratner / Reuters

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  An Afghan security man stands guard during a drug burning ceremony on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 12, 2013, where around 20 tons of opium, heroin and hashish were set on fire, officials said. Rahamt Gul / AP Photo

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  An Afghan security man stands guard during a drug burning ceremony on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday. Rahmat Gul / AP Photo