AP embed report on the increase of poppy fields in southern Afghanistan

(27 Mar 2007) SHOTLIST AP CREW EMBEDDED WITH US FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN 1. United States soldiers preparing artillery to fire 2. Wide of US soldier running 3. Soldiers firing artillery 4. Wide of US soldiers 5. Various of US military vehicles on patrol 6. Various of US soldiers on patrol 7. Set-up of Lieutenant Colonel Brian Mennes talking to reporter 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lieutenant Colonel Brian Mennes, US Army Commander: “Where there’s chaos there’s profit and Taliban likes the chaos because they can advance what they want with their form of government and the drug people want chaos as well because they can advance their personal desires and needs and economic goals you know. I think really what you have is that these two things are bed fellows, you know, working together because they have to advance. I don’t think they’re necessarily linked at the hip, but, again I think it’s to their advantage to work together.“ 9. Wide of Chinar