Fighting the Taliban now includes a concerted effort to cut the organization’s financial lifeline: the illegal drug trade. NBC News’ Jim Maceda goes behind the scenes in Afghanistan as a U.S. DEA team carries out drug raids.
VIDEO: DEA on the hunt for Afghan drugs
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Couples who put their lives on hold amid Iraq’s turmoil are rushing to get married and make up for lost time. NBC News’ Cheryll Simpson reports.
VIDEO: More couples say ‘I do’ in Baghdad…(read more)
05 May, 2009
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Egypt’s slaughter of pigs, a move described by the government as an effort to combat swine flu, is inciting riots between the farmers who raise the pigs and police. The World Health Organization and the U.N. say the cull is not necessary.
NBC’s Charlene Gubash reports from Cairo.
VIDEO: Egyptian police clash with protesters over [...]
By Cheryll Simpson, NBC News ProducerBAGHDAD – Widespread violence is down across Baghdad, but not for one minority group.
Iraq’s gay population is being targeted by militia groups in a wave of killings that has claimed the lives of up to 25 young men and boys in the past month.
“They know I am gay. I don’t [...]
