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Afghanistan Disputes and Issues
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| Disputes - international: |
support to Islamic militants worldwide by some factions; question over which group should hold Afghanistan's seat at the UN
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| Illicit drugs: |
world's largest illicit opium producer, surpassing Burma (potential production in 1999 - 1,670 metric tons; cultivation in 1999 - 51,500 hectares, a 23% increase over 1998); a major source of hashish; increasing number of heroin-processing laboratories being set up in the country; major political factions in the country profit from drug trade
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