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**TobaccoNUE** · 08-14-2012, 05:27 PM

Whats even more interesting is that Opium production decreased by almost over 90% during the Taliban era of the 1990's and production increased ten fold in the years following post 9/11 US occupation.

There are quite a few conspiracies regarding this, but it can be certain to say that it was a means of price control and manipulation paying huge dividends to the local warlords when there was a shortage of supply and demand is always high.

Regardless, all of the heroin problems in Pakistan can be traced back to the British Empire as Usama2 has mentioned, but the blame fully lies with Afghanistan using opium as its main cash crop.

08-14-2012, 05:27 PM	#6
TobaccoNUE Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 514 Senior Member	Whats even more interesting is that Opium production decreased by almost over 90% during the Taliban era of the 1990's and production increased ten fold in the years following post 9/11 US occupation. There are quite a few conspiracies regarding this, but it can be certain to say that it was a means of price control and manipulation paying huge dividends to the local warlords when there was a shortage of supply and demand is always high. Regardless, all of the heroin problems in Pakistan can be traced back to the British Empire as Usama2 has mentioned, but the blame fully lies with Afghanistan using opium as its main cash crop.
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