Thursday, February 19, 2009

Taliban earning between $200 & 300 million from opium trade

NATO can no longer turn a blind eye to the opium trade. Targeting the opium trade in AFghanistan will seriously affect the taliban's finances. You can defeat one with defeating the other. Indian Express

New Delhi: Linking prevailing security scenario with illicit opium cultivation in Afghanistan, United Nations said the Taliban are earning 200 to 300 million dollars annually from a surcharge it levies on illegal trade in that country.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that "the Taliban have an annual revenue of between USD 200-300 million from a surcharge levied on illicit drug trade".

This was revealed by International Narcotics Control Board in its report for the year 2008. The report was released today.
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1 comment:

#1 infidel said...

You would think that they would leave the rest of the world alone , having all that money could set them up with a nice little compound , That they can control and homo out all day long ! They would not have to worry about Possibly seeing a woman's ankle !!!