(Kabul) Despite what the ethical latte drinkers claim, since before 2001 the Taliban have used drugs to fund their Islamic holy war. However what is strange that successive US administrations have deemed that drugs production off limits. Which is why Afghanistan is the world's top cultivator of the poppy, from
which opium and heroin are produced.
data-lang="en-gb">However under President Trump, the US in conjunction with the Afghan Government have said enough is enough and last night targeted 8 Taliban drug labs using airstrikes. (Including using the F22 stealth fighter)
87% ↗️ in opium production in #Afghanistan will drive drug abuse, increased dependency on illicit economy and rising levels of corruption. pic.twitter.com/ULUPVE18hq— UNODC (@UNODC) 15 November 2017
data-lang="en">I suppose the media will soon be reporting on schools , hospitals and mosques that have been destroyed in which to express their hatred of the US
Last night, Afghan and US forces launched operations in Helmand to abolish opium processing labs. 8 labs were destroyed on day one. We're determined to tackle criminal economy and narcotics trafficking with full force. It's the main source of financing violence and terror.— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) November 20, 2017
