Posted on 06/03/2022 8:09:27 AM PDT by Salman
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.
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During their first time in power in the late 1990s, the Taliban also banned poppy cultivation and with a fierce campaign of destroying croplands nearly eradicated production within two years, according to the United Nations.
However, after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban in 2001, many farmers returned to growing poppies.
Over the next nearly 20 years, Washington spent more than $8 billion trying to eradicate Afghan poppy production. Instead, it only steadily increased: In 2002, around 75,000 hectares were planted with poppies, producing some 3,400 tons of opium. Last year, production was double that.
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anyone want to make a bet this causes the US to send the troops back in?
This is an action I can agree with.
Who wants their citizens all drugged up? Once you use it, it seems you keep using it, or substitute other mind altering drugs.
What good is it to have opium dens in every house?
How do you eat opium?
The best our elites could do is eliminate competition and funnel all drugs through one cartel or the other. Less violence in the streets and more deaths in private.
The House That Crack Built
Written by: Clark Taylor
This is the House that crack built.
This is the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
These are the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
These are the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
These are the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
This is the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
This is the Street of a town in pain that cries for the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
This is the Gang, fleet and elite, that rules the Street of a town in pain that cries for the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
This is the Cop working his beat who battles the Gang, fleet and elite, that rules the Street of a town in pain that cries for the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
This is the Boy feeling the heat, chased by the Cop working his beat who battles the Gang, fleet and elite, that rules the Street of a town in pain that cries for the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
And this is the Crack that numbs the pain, bought from the Boy feeling the heat, chased by the Cop working his beat who battles the Gang, fleet and elite, that rules the Street of a town in pain that cries for the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
This is the Girl who’s killing her brain, smoking the Crack that numbs the pain, bought from the Boy feeling the heat, chased by the Cop working his beat who battles the Gang, fleet and elite, that rules the Street of a town in pain that cries for the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
And this is the Baby with nothing to eat, born of the Girl who’s killing her brain, smoking the Crack that numbs the pain, bought from the Boy feeling the heat, chased by the Cop working his beat who battles the Gang, fleet and elite, that rules the Street of a town in pain that cries for the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
And these are the Tears we cry in our sleep that fall for the Baby with nothing to eat, born of the Girl who’s killing her brain, smoking the Crack that numbs the pain, bought from the Boy feeling the heat, chased by the Cop working his beat who battles the Gang, fleet and elite, that rules the Street of a town in pain that cries for the Drug known as cocaine, made from the Plants that people can’t eat, raised by the Farmers who work in the heat and fear the Soldiers who guard the Man who lives in the House that crack built.
This is the text from an anti-drug childrens’ book, set in a hip hop fashion.
” even as farmers fear their livelihoods will be ruined at a time of growing poverty.”
Seriously? The AP wants us to feel sorry for opium farmers? Sick b@st@rds.
Those farmers should all be executed.
That’s going to upset the CIA
Never thought I’d say this, but if true, “Go Taliban!”
They tried many times but those Warlords shoot back - damn them!
That's funny.
Hilarious is how many US troops were ordered to guard poppy fields.
Cartels and CIA (redundant?) hardest hit...
From the article:
“Over the next nearly 20 years, Washington spent more than $8 billion trying to eradicate Afghan poppy production. Instead, it only steadily increased: In 2002, around 75,000 hectares were planted with poppies, producing some 3,400 tons of opium. Last year, production was double that.”
And that, my FRiends, is exactly how every program in our government works.
For the life of me, I never understood why our military never ‘salted’ poppy fields. Well, maybe I understood, I just didn’t want to admit that the establishment profits from the drug trade. Just look at our southern border right now.
About 10 years ago, I was watching a documentary on Military History Channel about us in Afghanistan. Near the end they were talking to someone in the Air Force,and I swear I heard him say something to the effect of “we don’t do anything about it because the country needs income” or something.
Never saw it again.
I thought the heroin trade was a source of income for the taliban. Or was that al qaeda?
CC
It was Bush who stopped the destruction of the poppy fields. He was afraid it would harm their economy!
I used to see a sea of red while flying over Afghanistan. It was definitely a major crop while we were there.
Oh man, the CIA is going to be pissed that the jihadis are burning their stash.
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