The Taliban has announced a ban on harvesting poppies used for making opium. The group warned farmers their crops will be burned and they can face jail. The CIA is going to be pissed.

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[–]IkeConn 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Afghan drug lords are going to get pissed off and do something about this. I guarantee it.

[–]Airbus320 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Like doing bacha bazi?

[–]iamonlyoneman 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

get shot is what. there's more taliban than drug lords I think

[–]xpat 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Don't they use it for medical products though?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A lot of the safer opiates are fully or partially naturally derived. That's why the "opiate crisis" was done, to wean our country off painkillers so we could leave Afghanistan.

[–]filbs111 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

I wonder how they'll blame surging crack prices on Putin.

[–]Tigerbitecrazy 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

If they (<-- insert alphabet agency here) still had any investments in them I'm sure the big parhma companies who perpetuated the opioid crisis wouldn't be getting shit on in court right now.

[–]RedEyedWarrior 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Fucking based.