Taliban and drug smugglers have shared interests
Taliban and the drug smugglers share a vested interest in undermining President Hamid Karzai's government, and fighting the international forces (which have both vowed to try and wipe out the opium trade).
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Opium production in Afghanistan Â»Opium production in Afghanistan
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Response to opium production in Afghanistan? Â»Response to opium production in Afghanistan?
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Seek to curtail the production of opium Â»Seek to curtail the production of opium
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The war on drugs undermines the war on terror Â»The war on drugs undermines the war on terror
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Diverts resources from the war with the Taliban Â»Diverts resources from the war with the Taliban
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Eradicating opium production will weaken influence of Taliban Â»Eradicating opium production will weaken influence of Taliban
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Taliban and drug smugglers have shared interests
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Taliban insurgents get around 60% of income from drugs Â»Taliban insurgents get around 60% of income from drugs
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Taliban made around ÂŁ50m from opium in 2007 Â»Taliban made around ÂŁ50m from opium in 2007
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