cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40382510
posting in worldnews instead of !usa@lemmy.ml because of the international implications
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40382510
posting in worldnews instead of !usa@lemmy.ml because of the international implications
that’s why they went in the first place. the taliban had banned opium growing just a year or two before the invasion and production was down more than 90%, and then miraculously returned once the troops were there to guard poppy fields.