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In a leaked cable to Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of State, officials at the US Embassy in Kabul complained that British administration was to blame for a failure to reach the levels of eradication that they had hoped for. They said that the British were often targeting less important growing areas. Since beginning work last month, the eradication force has destroyed fewer than 102ha (250 acres). The original target was 15,000ha (37,000 acres). The cable, shown to The New York Times, also criticised President Karzai for failing to take a strong line against opium farmers, partly for fear of a backlash in elections this year.

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