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World Service,11 Feb 2004,12 mins

Drug Addiction in Afghanistan

From Our Own Correspondent

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Drug addiction in Afghanistan, the veil in Saudi Arabia and tea v coffee in Sri Lanka. Why heroin addiction is increasing in Afghanistan as exiles return - with their habit - to the country. Also the restrictions women face in Saudi Arabia and how coffee could overtake the popularity of tea in one of the world's main tea-producing nations.

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