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Originally Posted by mapuc
It will be a terror regime that's for sure.
Derailing the thread a little
Last time the Taliban was in charge the percentage of narko export fell from hundrede of thousands kilo per year down to around 1-2 %
After the invasion the export exploded, never had so many tons narko left Afghanistan during this 20 years occupation.
Now when the Taliban is back how much will this type of export go down.
Markus
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Having only a feeble understanding of the history of the Taliban I’d say there’s a pretty good chance the drug trade will fall off again.
When the Soviets were in Afghanistan they couldn’t tell an enemy combatant from a dirt farmer. So they started shooting at every one, it was genocide. The Mujahideen remained behind to fight and the women and children fled to refugee camps in Pakistan.
Many of these children were sent to Islamic madrasa. There they were educated in the Koran, Shria law and some say even military tactics in order to fulfill their destiny. Being Islamic schools they left believing they had a mandate to make Afghanistan an Islamic State. They were on a mission from god.
In I think the early to mid nineties those children now adults returned to Afghanistan known as the Taliban. At first the majority of Afghans were greatfull because they brought order to the land through shria law. Thieves lost limbs, rapists were sentenced to death, corrupt officials were brought to trial and punished, opium trade took a hit. Of course enforcement of shria law didn’t help women much in the way of public life, jobs and education. But all of this was almost thirty years ago who knows how dedicated to Shria law they are now.
I’m sure everyone gets all giddy when they hear about the Northern Alliance and see all the flag waving. But they’re some of the biggest opium producers in Afghanistan. I’d wager they’re more concerned about protecting their poppy fields from the Taliban than they are women’s rights or Afghan freedom and democracy.