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FEATURE: Afghans revel in bountiful opium harvest

Edit Taipei Times 21 May 2016
MAKE OPIUM, NOT WAR ... “As the harvest concludes ... Poppy grows within eyeshot of the provincial governor’s office in the capital, Tarin Kot, government buildings and police bases, spurring allegations that officials are also profiting from the opium boom ... Naqil, hemmed in between verdant hills on the outskirts of Tarin Kot, is a netherworld of opium farmers, drug lords, addicts and, increasingly, the Taliban ... ....

Opium celebrations in Afghanistan highlight failure of West's war on drugs

Edit The National 21 May 2016
"As the harvest concludes ... Poppy can be seen growing from the provincial governor's office in the capital Tarin Kot, from government buildings and police bases, spurring allegations that officials are also profiting from the opium boom ... Naqil, hemmed in between verdant hills on the outskirts of Tarin Kot, is a netherworld of opium farmers, drug lords, addicts and, increasingly, the Taliban ... "Lance the bulb with love."....

Afghan opium farmers celebrate bumper poppy harvest

Edit Business Day 20 May 2016
"As the harvest concludes... Poppy grows within eyeshot of the provincial governor’s office in the capital Tarin Kot, government buildings and police bases, spurring allegations that officials are also profiting from the opium boom ... Naqil, hemmed in between verdant hills on the outskirts of Tarin Kot, is a netherworld of opium farmers, drug lords, addicts and, increasingly, the Taliban ... He added. "Lance the bulb with love." ... AFP ... ....

Over 80 Taliban insurgents killed, wounded in Kandahar: 205th Atal Corps

Edit Khaama Press 17 May 2016
The statement further added that the operations were led by the commander of 205th Atal Corps and the main aim of the operations was to clear the main Kandahar-Tarin Kot highway ... The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the report so far ... ....

Davis assumes commander as DLA Army Reserve Element Commander (DLA - Defense Logistics Agency)

Edit Public Technologies 16 May 2016
(Source. DLA - Defense Logistics Agency). By Emily Tsambiras . DLA Distribution Public Affairs . May 16, 2016 NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania --. United States Army Col. Ronnie M. Davis has assumed command as the Defense Logistics Agency headquarters' ninth J9 Army Reserve Element commander ... He supported the 82nd division, 101st division and the 2nd Marines regiment located in Bagram, Camp Dwyer and Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, respectfully ... (noodl....

Promise of a business-friendly budget

Edit Dawn 16 May 2016
THE business community is hoping for a better deal in the budget 2016-17, but will the expected fiscal measures be able to mobilise the local investors in a big way? Industry and business leaders doubt it. They see incremental economic growth in the year ahead but rule out a sharp increase in the rate ... Shaukat Tarin, a former finance minister, gave a more nuanced view of the economy. “I do not expect anything radical in the next budget....

25 unique baby names created by a computer

Edit The Oklahoman 11 May 2016
Stanford computer science Ph.D. candidate Andrej Karpathy has spent the bulk of his career working with neural networks — computer systems modeled after the human brain and nervous systems ... And indeed, there were ... Charyanne, Sales, Sanny, Resa, Wallon, Martine, Merus, Jelen, Candica, Wallin, Tel, Rachene, Tarine, Ozila, Ketia, Shanne, Arnande, Karella, Roselina, Alessia, Chasty, Deland, Berther, Geamar and Jackein ... "My No ... ....

Why’s the rent so damn high? It could be Airbnb.

Edit Grist 06 May 2016
A 20-year resident of San Francisco, Tarin Towers lived in a rent-controlled apartment in the Mission District. Her building, a six-unit Victorian, was home to people who had stayed in the Mission for decades as the neighborhood changed around them. Some of her neighbors were multigenerational families, some were elderly, some were disabled ... Cities vs. Airbnb ... As for Tarin Towers, she finally took the buyout after a year of resisting....

Dallas ISD counselors to be honored (Dallas Independent School District)

Edit Public Technologies 02 May 2016
(Source. Dallas Independent School District). Dallas ISD school counselors will be honored at a special event on Tuesday, May 3, and the top counselor will emerge from 42 nominees at schools across the district ... Tatum. Middle Schools Tarin Coley, Ann Richards Iris Lumpkin, Gaston Norma Wright, Billy Earl Dade Almethia Smith, E.D. Walker. High Schools Robin Fall, W.H. Adamson Loree Jones, Moisés E ... Samuell....

A story that needs to be told (Melbourne Football Club)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Apr 2016
(Source. Melbourne Football Club). 'THERE is a numbness and you're in shock ... Every person that's ever lost someone will probably understand that ... Well, it doesn't ... Andrew was shot by a rogue member of the Afghan National Army while inside Patrol Base Mashal, north of Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. He was evacuated to the medical facility at the Multi National Base Tarin Kot, but died of his wounds, despite the best efforts of specialist staff....

14 Convicted in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy (ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
District Judge John McBryde, a federal jury convicted Cleto Tarin, 52, most recently of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and Hector Saldivar, 33, of Wichita Falls, Texas, each on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S ... Tarin and Salvidar each face a statutory penalty of not less than five years or more than 40 years in federal prison and up to a $5 million fine ... ###....

14 Convicted in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy (United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
District Judge John McBryde, a federal jury convicted Cleto Tarin, 52, most recently of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and Hector Saldivar, 33, of Wichita Falls, Texas, each on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S ... Tarin and Salvidar each face a statutory penalty of not less than five years or more than 40 years in federal prison and up to a $5 million fine ... # # #....

14 Convicted in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Dallas Field Division)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
District Judge John McBryde, a federal jury convicted Cleto Tarin, 52, most recently of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and Hector Saldivar, 33, of Wichita Falls, Texas, each on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S ... Tarin and Salvidar each face a statutory penalty of not less than five years or more than 40 years in federal prison and up to a $5 million fine ... ###....
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