Re: afghanistan opium production
The funding of Taliban thru drugs is a myth, actual benefactors are on a very high and controlling levels.... why was production of opium at very low (or probably lowest) level during Taliban's own era?
cuz then they were getting funding from other sources and thus had no reason to grow opium, their kind has a knack for coming up with justifications for their actions so now they are justifyinf it probably as the lesser fo two evils.
even your lovely tribals who are supposedly so pro-islam were the place where all kinds of drug trade, arms trade, smuggling, prostitution and all was run from and channeled through as far back as 80s.
but hey man, pack some dime bags of heroin, receive the new shipment of smuggled goods, make a trade for eastern european and central asian hookers, and then go smack talk abotu establishment of the islamic empire. hypocrits of the highest degree..thats who they are.