An Afghan anti-drug police man stands, right, as the drugs are seen burning during a drug-burning ceremony on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, April 26, 2009. Afghan counter-drug officials burned 6.5 tons of drugs in a raging bonfire Sunday that they said symbolized recent successes in Afghanistan's fight against opium poppies and heroin. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

An Afghan anti-drug police man stands, right, as the drugs are seen burning during a drug-burning ceremony on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, April 26, 2009. Afghan counter-drug officials burned 6.5 tons of drugs in a raging bonfire Sunday that they said symbolized recent successes in Afghanistan's fight against opium poppies and heroin.

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