Before the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban had almost entirely shut down poppy production in Afghanistan. After many years of US occupation, Afghanistan now produces 90% of the heroin in the world.

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[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well, the CIA and the US have been involved in a lot of operations before involving drugs so this is a good historical record.

The Taliban had almost entirely shut down poppy production in Afghanistan but after the US invaded, Afghanistan now produces 90% of the heroin in the world.

[–]exPFCwintergreen 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Including hiding bags of heroin inside the dead bodies of US GIs being shipped from S. Vietnam to stateside. That way they got a little more use out of 58,000 dead GIs. That's documented. I wonder what ghoul at the Catholics In Action thought that one up.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep, our tax dollars pay for US troops to guard opium grows and even to procure (sometimes underage) prostitutes for the afgan army.

[–]expat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Time for military tribunals. Kavanaugh is in place. Gitmo has been expanded and upgraded for wheelchair users. Can't wait!

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

US agencies had a long-range plan for this. Opium and heroin production has been shutting down in Thailand starting from 30+ years ago. With little competition, Afghan brown is king in Asia, and I expect Europe too. Smooth move USA.

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

Where does the money go? Funding Al Qaeda / Al Nursra / ISIS? The drugs certainly have the effect of hampering communities from growth and threat. I do not think that the "terrorists" motivation is religious fundamentalism but rather trying to make a buck.