Occupied Afghanistan Now Supplying 90% of the World's Illegal Opium

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A US Drug Enforcement Agency report says that 90% of the world's illegal opium is now produced in Afghanistan. Afghani heroin has also at least doubled it's market share in the US since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.

Through the early 1980s Afghanistan dominated the US heroin market with a market share of around half. The Taliban crack down reduced the market share to 6%. With the overthrow of the Taliban many Afghanis have returned to the opium trade.

[Turbineguy]

1. It's an ill wind

that blows no good.:sarcasm:

Just one more mess to clean up after Chimpy leaves office.