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**didrexx** · 02-07-2010, 01:52 PM

Poppy growing was the lowest under the Taliban.

That's a great stat.

It's a shame the Taliban also had an extensive record of repression, human rights abuses, and terrorism sponsorship.

There was also the small matter of them providing sanctuary and support to al Qaeda prior to 9/11 and failing to take any reasonable criminal or investigative action against that organization or Osama bin Laden following the attacks.

Don't get me wrong, lowering opium production by publicly executing the poppy farmers was certainly a step in the right direction (

), but to hold the Taliban up as an exemplar of anything other than despotism and failed governance is ridiculous.

02-07-2010, 01:52 PM	#4
didrexx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 481 Senior Member	Poppy growing was the lowest under the Taliban. That's a great stat. It's a shame the Taliban also had an extensive record of repression, human rights abuses, and terrorism sponsorship. There was also the small matter of them providing sanctuary and support to al Qaeda prior to 9/11 and failing to take any reasonable criminal or investigative action against that organization or Osama bin Laden following the attacks. Don't get me wrong, lowering opium production by publicly executing the poppy farmers was certainly a step in the right direction (), but to hold the Taliban up as an exemplar of anything other than despotism and failed governance is ridiculous.
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