[weimerica]

> but anyone involved in illicit trade with Pakistan is, as a side effect, funding terrorist groups like Taliban.

I'm not particularly educated or opinionated on the topic. With that said, why is it not possible one is simply funding criminals with monetary intent in an operation like this - does the Taliban have a strangehold on criminality throughout Pakistan?

[dotted_vulcan]

In a similar way, any one engaged in illicit trade with India is funding terrorist groups like the RSS.

[malshe]

This is some high class trolling on HN.

Folks who are reading this comment, RSS is not a terrorist organization.

[MichaelZuo]

How does that work in the Indian diaspora abroad, when someone is discovered doing illicit trade?

[malshe]

I have not come across any so far.