Insight Monitor

Insight Monitor

Share this post

Insight Monitor
Insight Monitor
Taliban funding from the opium trade
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Taliban funding from the opium trade

Kinetic counter-terrorism financing

Jessica Davis's avatar
Jessica Davis
Aug 25, 2018
∙ Paid

Share this post

Insight Monitor
Insight Monitor
Taliban funding from the opium trade
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

In order to combat a significant source of Taliban funds, the US has undertaken 9 months of airstrikes against opium production sites in Afghanistan. The Taliban is believed to earn hundreds of millions of dollars every year in the opium trade, accounting for approximately 60% of the group’s revenues. According to US sources, to date, the airstrikes hav…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Jessica Davis
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More