Posted in Conflict, protest, war, fraud, government, health, news, Oligarchs, U.S., tagged Afghanistan, heroin, Opium, Opium poppy, Taliban, United States, War in Afghanistan (2001–present) on September 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Opium poppies in Afghanistan.
Heroin is made from opium poppies. The Taliban had all but eradicated opium growers in Afghanistan before the US invasion.
“Opium production in Afghanistan” Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime, 2009.
After we invaded Afghanistan in 2001, opium production has gone up, up, up . . .
US troops in Afghanistan.
Curious? Check out the photo essay below. Lots more pictures . . .
Posted in Economics, trade and business, fraud, government, Harm, pain and hurt, health, news, tagged Afghanistan, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Golden Crescent, guarding, New York Times, Opium, Opium poppy, Opium production in Afghanistan, poppies, Taliban, US troops on July 5, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Posted in Conflict, protest, war, Economics, trade and business, financial crisis, government, Harm, pain and hurt, tagged Afghanistan, Afghanistan war, Illegal drug trade, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Opium, opium poppies, Opium production in Afghanistan, Poverty, Taliban, war, war on drugs on February 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In Afghan fields the poppies grow.
Between the crosses.
Row on row.
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Ever wonder why the US is in Afghanistan — the planet’s foremost narco-state?
Amazing photos–opium fields of Afghanistan.
Posted in Conflict, protest, war, government, news, U.S., tagged Afghanistan, arrogance, Helmand Province, Opium production in Afghanistan, politics, Taliban, war, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Warfare and Conflict on December 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Opposition to the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time high, with 63 percent of the public now opposed to U.S. involvement there, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey. Just 35 percent of survey respondents say they still support U.S. involvement. (Source)
Who could have known?
Afghan war not worth it, say most Americans (Source)
US PUBLIC support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a record low, overshadowing a major review that has revealed modest progress in the conflict.
Sixty per cent of Americans now say the war has not been ”worth fighting”, with 43 per cent ”strongly” of that opinion. (Source)
Please notice the RED area. This is where 90% of the world’s opium is grown. It is also where the most US troops die. According to the NY Times the US military does NOT destroy opium fields in Afghanistan. (Source: NY Times)
