Taliban made around £50m from opium in 2007
Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said the Taliban made about £50m from opium in 2007.
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Opium production in Afghanistan »Opium production in Afghanistan
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Response to opium production in Afghanistan? »Response to opium production in Afghanistan?
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Seek to curtail the production of opium »Seek to curtail the production of opium
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The war on drugs undermines the war on terror »The war on drugs undermines the war on terror
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Diverts resources from the war with the Taliban »Diverts resources from the war with the Taliban
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Eradicating opium production will weaken influence of Taliban »Eradicating opium production will weaken influence of Taliban
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Taliban and drug smugglers have shared interests »Taliban and drug smugglers have shared interests
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Taliban made around £50m from opium in 2007
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Taliban controls countryside where poppies grown »Taliban controls countryside where poppies grown
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Taliban extorts protection money from opium smugglers »Taliban extorts protection money from opium smugglers
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Taliban takes 10% tax on farm gate value of crops »Taliban takes 10% tax on farm gate value of crops
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