rezurrected22 t1_ityft6t wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:51 AM

Reply to comment by Lapachoochoo in Afghanistan Becomes World's 'Least Secure' Country: Report by Gopu_17

The Taliban controls the heroine trade. It’s okay for them to traffic the poppies to finance their agenda but if you get caught using we will hang you. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Lapachoochoo t1_itygcgf wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:58 AM

Being involved in the drug trade in any country is dangerous business. The taliban definitely still are involved in the heroin trade but they have given many poppy farmers a certain time frame to stop cultivation and transition to something more productive for society. You have to remember the only reason they were involved in the drug trade in the first place was to fund their insurgency. Also the drug lords in Afghanistan aren't "taliban" per se but rather powerful drug lords who side with the taliban because it benefits them.

rezurrected22 t1_itygm89 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 6:01 AM

The Taliban have such a poor human-rights record. Amnesty International has their own category for the Taliban. Let’s not even discuss their atrocious behavior toward their women