[VintageCool]

The United States gave the Taliban $43 million in 2011 in appreciation of their efforts to eradicate the Afghan poppy crop.

https://www.thenation.com/article/bushs-faustian-deal-taliba... http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/world/taliban-s-ban-on-pop...

[CoryG89]

I think you may have meant 2001? Both links date to 2001 pre-9/11.