opium
The Opium Tragedy
Since the US invasion of Afghanistan the opium output in the region has increased over five thousand percent. The mass production of opium began with the US backed overthrow of the secular government in Afghanistan and escalated expeditiously with the ensuing civil war. Before this the Taliban had banned the use of narcotics and kept poppy cultivation low. But the Taliban required military funding for the conflicts and what better way is there to obtain billions of dollars than by allowing and taxing opium trade? The opium is used to make heroin, which is then smuggled into European countries. The heroine epidemic in Europe is a direct repercussion of the US incursion into Afghanistan and corrupt government officials that allow it to happen.
Opium production has been a continuous problem in Afghanistan since 1992. In 2000 the Taliban banned opium cultivation and succeeded in causing a sharp decline in heroin exports from Afghanistan. After the 2001 invasion of the US, opium yields increased rapidly. Poppy plays a crucial role in the corruption of the Afghan government and capitalizing the reemergence of the Taliban. Furthermore, it is bringing about the destruction of the working classes in various regions by causing addiction and death. The narcotics have completely destabilized the region and fueled the heroine addiction in Europe. An aggressive, multifaceted offensive move on the Afghan government’s part would prove a successful policy. Comprehensive diplomacy, adapted military and intelligence procedures, political and economic reform (especially in the judicial sector), and targeted policy are necessary to cripple the opium trade. Due to the staggering amount of troops the United States already has positioned there, our government should lead the international community in the vanquishing of opium from Afghanistan.
The Taliban profits enormously from taxing opium. This organization in league with Al Qaeda and uses money
Since the US invasion of Afghanistan the opium output in the region has increased over five thousand percent. The mass production of opium began with the US backed overthrow of the secular government in Afghanistan and escalated expeditiously with the ensuing civil war. Before this the Taliban had banned the use of narcotics and kept poppy cultivation low. But the Taliban required military funding for the conflicts and what better way is there to obtain billions of dollars than by allowing and taxing opium trade? The opium is used to make heroin, which is then smuggled into European countries. The heroine epidemic in Europe is a direct repercussion of the US incursion into Afghanistan and corrupt government officials that allow it to happen.
Opium production has been a continuous problem in Afghanistan since 1992. In 2000 the Taliban banned opium cultivation and succeeded in causing a sharp decline in heroin exports from Afghanistan. After the 2001 invasion of the US, opium yields increased rapidly. Poppy plays a crucial role in the corruption of the Afghan government and capitalizing the reemergence of the Taliban. Furthermore, it is bringing about the destruction of the working classes in various regions by causing addiction and death. The narcotics have completely destabilized the region and fueled the heroine addiction in Europe. An aggressive, multifaceted offensive move on the Afghan government’s part would prove a successful policy. Comprehensive diplomacy, adapted military and intelligence procedures, political and economic reform (especially in the judicial sector), and targeted policy are necessary to cripple the opium trade. Due to the staggering amount of troops the United States already has positioned there, our government should lead the international community in the vanquishing of opium from Afghanistan.
The Taliban profits enormously from taxing opium. This organization in league with Al Qaeda and uses money
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