Bush-era efforts by the United States and the U.S.-trained Afghan Army to eliminate poppy farms did very little to solve the problem , with numerous farmers ' crops flourishing while other farmers were left with no source of income and bitterness toward the Afghan government , the report concludes . Report : U.S. military pursuing 50 Afghan drug traffickers tied to Taliban . Score: 6 Report : `` The change is dramatic for a military that once ignored the drug trade , '' U.S. , NATO forces now targeting insurgents tied to drug lords , report says .
Report : U.S. military pursuing 50 Afghan drug traffickers tied to Taliban . Score: 6 Report : `` The change is dramatic for a military that once ignored the drug trade , '' U.S. , NATO forces now targeting insurgents tied to drug lords , report says .