U.S. intervention in Afghanistan (2001) event
also: U.S. bombing
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Afghanistancountry · 3Talibanorganization · 2United Statescountry · 2War on Drugsevent · 2Osama bin Ladenperson · 1Northern Allianceorganization · 1
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When the United States attacked Afghanistan in October 2001, it would be proclaimed as another chapter in the U.S. war on drugs. Both bin Laden and the Taliban had been named abroad as financed from drug traffic. Well, that makes sense beca…
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The U.S. was not waging a war on drugs, in short, but a war helped buy drugs. It is true that the previous Northern Alliance had controlled less than 5% of the opium traffic compared to the Taliban's 80%, but even before the onset of the U.…
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tons of opium during the ban. Now that the alliance had captured the rich poppy growing areas, the production was going to skyrocket even more. In short, the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan in 2001 was accompanied by restoration o…