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Most Americans think of the Taliban and al Qaeda as a bunch of bearded fanatics fighting an Islamic crusade from caves in Afghanistan. But that doesn't explain their astonishing comeback along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Why is it eight years after we invaded Afghanistan, the CIA says... read more
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“The goal should be to cut or eliminate profits for smugglers and financiers at the top”
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“The insurgency is exploding precisely because the opium trade is booming”
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- Gretchen Peters (Author)
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