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WASHINGTON -- Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems, jumping in to help because the military is short on therapists.

Legalising production of opium in Afghanistan for medical use would fuel the drugs industry, a UK minister says.

Studies show that at least 1 in 5 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer post-traumatic stress or other mental health problems -- but they're too afraid to ask for help

The BBC hears that rising rates of child health issues in Afghanistan may be linked to depleted uranium weapons.