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I somehow doubt that will come to fruition. Way too much money in it.
After all this time there is still a lot of misunderstanding. They are a different kind of people. A lot different from Arabs or Asians. Back in the 90s they had completely banned poppy fields and they are staying true to this commitment.
Will be intereresting to see the social effect in North America. Will the junkies go clean or will they all switch to meth.
They did this before about 20 years ago when they were in a bad bought with drought conditions. They wanted international aid, but knew they could not get aid while selling the poppies.
From the article...
Last August, Taliban pleaded for “international assistance” to provide them with alternative crops to the booming poppy fields. The United Nations has responded by calling for action on the pledges.
The question is.. why?
UN officials reported that the Taliban likely earned more than $400 million between 2018 and 2019 from the drug. The amount of land planted with poppies hit a record high in 2017 and has averaged around 250,000 hectares in the last four years, roughly four times the level of the mid-1990s, UN figures show.
The UN expects that another country in Asia will step up its poppy cultivation
China is now dealing with the Taliban. I wonder if there will be regime change for controlling opium production? Or is there another drought? Is fentanyl cutailing their drug sales?
They did this before about 20 years ago when they were in a bad bought with drought conditions. They wanted international aid, but knew they could not get aid while selling the poppies.
From the article...
Last August, Taliban pleaded for “international assistance” to provide them with alternative crops to the booming poppy fields. The United Nations has responded by calling for action on the pledges.
The question is.. why?
UN officials reported that the Taliban likely earned more than $400 million between 2018 and 2019 from the drug. The amount of land planted with poppies hit a record high in 2017 and has averaged around 250,000 hectares in the last four years, roughly four times the level of the mid-1990s, UN figures show.
The UN expects that another country in Asia will step up its poppy cultivation
China is now dealing with the Taliban. I wonder if there will be regime change for controlling opium production? Or is there another drought? Is fentanyl cutailing their drug sales?
It's interesting that when the US occupied the region, the poppys were growing everywhere, the price of smack plummeted, addiction soared... But when the evil Taliban has power, they snuff this stuff out. This is one reason many around the world are distrustful of the USA as of late. We say one thing (drugs are bad mmmkay, we should eradicate them) and do the opposite by setting up Afghanistan to be the world largest producer of opium, heroin, etc while addiction in our own nation explodes and drug laws are relaxed.
I know that. But there's a reason. They have been selling plenty the last few years - even though it has declined somewhat since 2017. Something has changed since last August as to why they need the money.
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