Afghanistan: How Opium Fuels the Taliban’s War Machine in Afghanistan

Oct 28, 2016 | Hashim Wahdatyar, Diplomat
View Original

The nexus between the Taliban and opium cultivation stems from the establishment of its regime. In 1997, only Pakistan and Saudi Arabia recognized the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and provided assistance to the movement while most of the world balked due to their brutal actions against democracy, human rights, women, and their hosting of Al Qaeda.