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by woleium 233 days ago
Opium production in Afghanistan more closely tracked the cost of solar to pump water up the hill to grow poppies than any us influence
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cjbgkagh 233 days ago
Seems that the Taliban rule reduced Opium production by 95% but the cost of solar didn't go up 20x? At best the US did nothing to stop it. I would include displacing the Taliban as a direct result of US influence.
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woleium 232 days ago
You are right, i wonder where i got my earlier info from…
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