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abqtommy

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3. I don't expect The Taliban to stop trading in opium, heroin and morphine.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Oct 7, 2021, 02:00 PM

Oct 2021

Those are real money-makers for them and from what I understand they need the
money. Unless Pakistan, China and Russia step in to offer financial aid I don't see
The Taliban reforming in any way.

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Now in power Taliban sets sights on Afghan drug underworld [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP

They can't eliminate drug abuse. They just like beating people up Walleye Oct 2021 #1

the taliban were close to eradicating poppy fields in 2001. rampartc Oct 2021 #5

That stuff funds the government budget Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #2

I don't expect The Taliban to stop trading in opium, heroin and morphine. abqtommy Oct 2021 #3

The Afghan people are still killing Americans. Over 100 a day. The Jungle 1 Oct 2021 #4