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<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AFGHAN_DRUGS?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=INTERNATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT" >Afghanistan opium cultivation skyrockets</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Afghanistan's world-leading opium cultivation rose a "staggering" 59 percent this year, the U.N. anti-drugs chief announced Saturday in urging the government to crack down on big traffickers and remove corrupt officials and police.<br />n<br />nThe record crop yielded 6,100 tons of opium, or enough to make 610 tons…