Opium Continues to Fund Taliban Jihad
On October 22, 2014 · In Afghanistan, Drug trafficking, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Taliban, Terror Funding
Despite a US-led multi-billion dollar, multi-year counter-opium campaign in Afghanistan, the opium trade made a dramatic comeback in 2013 and is once again funding Taliban jihadi operations, setting the stage for a Taliban comeback as the US reduces its military presence. “…several areas once declared poppy-free by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime […]
Taliban Heroin Seized in Georgia
On July 25, 2014 · In Afghanistan, Drug trafficking, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Taliban, Terror Funding
Georgian Interior Minister Alexander Chikaidze said a record amount of drugs, 2.7 tonnes of liquid heroin, was seized by law enforcement officials two weeks ago en route to Europe. The heroin belonged to the Taliban. “The market value of the cargo is some $400 million” the minister said. This is one indicator of drugs being sold […]
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