OTTAWA, Canada - Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of 10-foot-high marijuana plants. Gen.

Don't take my word for it. Take the Houston Chronicle's. According to a Reuters report published in the Houston Chronicle, "Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — The fields of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan were free of opium poppies this year, a success touted often by Afghan and international officials. But one look at Mohammad ...

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Accelerating inflation in the U.S. and beyond is leaving the Federal Reserve and other central banks with an acute problem – negative real interest rates. Policymakers may wish to remain patient, but ...