[IbnAbdullah]

Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy

no they never nearly wiped out opium, but there was a period under the Taliban when poppy production was lower than it had been. Right now the Taliban are no longer a government, but are instead a gang of fighters who are trying to destabilize a government. Supporting narcotics production does that very well and also provides them with a great source of income which they can use to buy guns, pay people off, recruit more fighters, and all the other stuff they need to do to keep killing, which is probably why theyre doing it

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If I accept your 'accusation' then as I said, it would be Taliban's foolishness if they didn't use 'poppy tactics' against Kuffar. They are in the state of war, Mr Mossad. By the way following is something that you can't deny.

Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium. Because poppy plants are used to make opium, poppie growing is illegal in most countries, and only frown in highly controlled and specially designated areas. In 2002, the revenue generated by the sale of opium from Afghanistan on the world market exceeded $1 billion at the farm level – almost 5% of Afghanistan's GDP. During the 1990’s, Afghanistan poppies supplied approximately 70% of the world’s opium, but in 1999 the Taliban's fatwa prohibitted the planting of poppies and was 96% successful in eliminating the crops. However, the Taliban government allowed for the trade of opium, and taxed it heavily..

TED:Taliban Poppy