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by int_19h 1758 days ago
The amusing thing about Taliban and heroin production and export is that they used to be against it (on religious grounds), and suppressed it very brutally and efficiently.

That is, until we invaded. Then they needed the money, and suddenly it was okay.

It will be interesting to see what happens now. Apparently the official stance is that they're going to suppress it again, but we'll see how that translates to real actions.