Drug addiction, another U.S. legacy in Afghanistan

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Drug addiction, another U.S. legacy in Afghanistan

STORY: Drug addiction, another U.S. legacy in Afghanistan DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Jangalak Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SHAH AGHA, Former U.S. company truck driver 3. various of Afghans destroying poppy fields 4. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ABU BAKR, Drug addict 5. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD DAWOD JAIHON, Head of Jangalak Hospital STORYLINE: For 12 years, Shah Agha, 42, drove trucks for a U.S. company transporting supplies for U.S. forces. Life as a trucker was an endless road of pain and suffering. He was under constant fear of violence, both from Afghan militias attacking coalition convoys and for his service as a driver for occupying forces. SOUNDBITE (Dari): SHAH AGHA, Former U.S. company truck driver "As a driver for U.S. forces, and to forget my daily fears on the roads and highways, I used to smoke heroin. There were constant problems. I had to use something to forget my suffering. I got addicted 12 years ago, and have been hos

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