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 ExpressNew 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.
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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.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Taliban earning between $200 & 300 million from opium trade
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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 !!!
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