U.S., Afghan forces strike opium factories to curb Taliban fundsKABUL (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan forces have launched joint attacks on Taliban opium factories to try to curb the insurgent group s economic lifeline, officials from both countries said on Monday. U.S. Army General John Nicholson showed videos at a press conference of targeted aerial strikes against what he described as Taliban drug factories.  Last night we conducted strikes in northern Helmand to hit the Taliban where it hurts, in their narcotics financing,  said Nicholson, flanked by Afghan Army Lieutenant General Mohammad Sharif Yaftali. The southern province of Helmand suffers heavy fighting and is the single-largest producer of opium. Opium production in Afghanistan reached record highs this year, up 87 percent on last year, the United Nations said last week. The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said output of opium made from poppy seeds in Afghanistan, the world s main source of heroin, stands at around 9,000 metric tons this year. UNODC has warned in the past that Kabul s weakening grip on security was contributing to a collapse in eradication efforts. Nearly half of Afghan opium is processed, or refined into morphine or heroin, before it is trafficked out of the country, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.  We re determined to tackle criminal economy and narcotics trafficking with full force,  said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Twitter. Nicholson said the attacks were part of U.S. President Donald Trump s new policy toward Afghanistan as he boosts troop numbers. The four-star general showed one video of an F-22 fighter jet dropping 250-pound bombs on two buildings, emphasizing that a nearby third building was left unscathed. U.S. troops have long been accused of causing unnecessary collateral damage and civilian deaths. The United States says it takes every precaution to avoid civilian casualties. The United Nations said at least 10 civilians may have been killed by a strike in Kunduz earlier this month, contradicting a U.S. investigation that found no civilian deaths. worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S., Afghan forces strike opium factories to curb Taliban fundsKABUL (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan forces have launched joint attacks on Taliban opium factories to try to curb the insurgent group s economic lifeline, officials from both countries said on Monday. U.S. Army General John Nicholson showed videos at a press conference of targeted aerial strikes against what he described as Taliban drug factories.  Last night we conducted strikes in northern Helmand to hit the Taliban where it hurts, in their narcotics financing,  said Nicholson, flanked by Afghan Army Lieutenant General Mohammad Sharif Yaftali. The southern province of Helmand suffers heavy fighting and is the single-largest producer of opium. Opium production in Afghanistan reached record highs this year, up 87 percent on last year, the United Nations said last week. The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said output of opium made from poppy seeds in Afghanistan, the world s main source of heroin, stands at around 9,000 metric tons this year. UNODC has warned in the past that Kabul s weakening grip on security was contributing to a collapse in eradication efforts. Nearly half of Afghan opium is processed, or refined into morphine or heroin, before it is trafficked out of the country, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.  We re determined to tackle criminal economy and narcotics trafficking with full force,  said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Twitter. Nicholson said the attacks were part of U.S. President Donald Trump s new policy toward Afghanistan as he boosts troop numbers. The four-star general showed one video of an F-22 fighter jet dropping 250-pound bombs on two buildings, emphasizing that a nearby third building was left unscathed. U.S. troops have long been accused of causing unnecessary collateral damage and civilian deaths. The United States says it takes every precaution to avoid civilian casualties. The United Nations said at least 10 civilians may have been killed by a strike in Kunduz earlier this month, contradicting a U.S. investigation that found no civilian deaths. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: afghan forces strike opium factories curb taliban fundskabul reuters afghan forces launched joint attacks taliban opium factories try curb insurgent group economic lifeline officials countries said monday army general john nichols showed videos press conference targeted aerial strikes described taliban drug factories last night conducted strikes northern demand hit taliban hurts narcotics financing said nichols flanked afghan army lieutenant general mohammad sharia yaftali the southern province demand suffers heavy fighting producer opium opium production afghanistan reached record highs year percent last year united nations said last week the office drugs crime undo said output opium made poppy seeds afghanistan world main source heroin stands around metric tons year undo warned past kabul weakening grip security contributing collapse eradication efforts nearly half afghan opium processed refined morphine heroin trafficked country according afghan officials we determined tackle criminal economy narcotics trafficking full force said afghan president ashram ghana twitter nichols said attacks part president donald trump new policy toward afghanistan boosts troop numbers the general showed one video fighter jet dropping bombs two buildings emphasizing nearby third building left unscathed troops long accused causing unnecessary collateral damage civilian deaths the united states says takes every precaution avoid civilian casualties the united nations said least civilians may killed strike undue earlier month contradicting investigation found civilian deaths worldnews