British forces raised the Union Jack over Possession Point in 1841 during the First Opium War, fought to protect the Queen's trade of the narcotic.

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In 1839, the first Opium War between China and Britain began when British frigates blew up several Chinese junks off Canton after coming under attack.

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Another obstacle to the opium war in Badakhshan is the fact the West has given authorities only 10 tractors with which to eradicate nearly 5, 000 acres of poppies.

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