Afghanistan: Taliban Instability Could Fuel Opium Trade

May 26, 2016 | Justin Rowlatt, BBC News
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Mullah Mansour, Afghan Taliban leader and the commander of a militia of thousands of men, died a lonely death. US President Barack Obama described his death as an "important milestone," but disentangling what it actually marks is not straightforward. The most obvious question is what it will mean for the Taliban. Then, there is the question of what it means for US relations with Pakistan, which are regarded as crucial to the effort to fight global terrorism. The third question is the one most likely to affect those outside the region: the impact on the drugs trade.