Pictures of the Week: April 24 – 30, 2004

afghanistan farmer works in poppy fields in nahanger province; poppy-derived opium is used to make heroin
SYED JAN SABAWOON / EPA

Poppy Fields Forever
An Afghan farmer walks in his poppy fields in Afghanistan's Nahanger province. The U.N. announced that Afghanistan is the world's biggest producer of poppy-derived opium used to make heroin, bringing the country $2.3 billion in revenue last year, nearly half of its gross domestic product

Sunday, Apr 25, 2004