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Wednesday, June 08, 2022

Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy crop

WASHIR, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun a campaign to eradicate poppy cultivation, aiming to wipe out the country’s massive production of opium and heroin, even as farmers fear their livelihoods will be ruined at a time of growing poverty.
-WiscoDave

13 comments:

  1. The CIA is gonna be very mad.

    Ed357

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  2. That might actual help this world in dropping some of the drugs coming into the United States and other countries. However, we shall see how it goes for the islams.
    Heltau

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  3. I'd love to see that happen. Maybe the CIA will lose interest in the region.
    Ed

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  4. First good thing the Taliban ever did.....

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    1. They put an end to the opium the last time they were in power. Along with tossing child molesters off buildings.

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    2. Yep, last time they did that they got invaded.

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  5. They can expect a visit from the cartels.

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  6. That will interfere with Hunter's business.
    Daryl

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  7. Could create some interesting times.

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  8. " ... and the air was filled with the sound of screaming junkies, wondering what this would do to the price and supply of their drug of choice."

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  9. Good for them. The bigger problem for the US right now though is chinese fentanyl coming through Vancouver. All the money gets laundered there as well.

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  10. Good. More fentanyl, less junkies.

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