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US targets Taliban fundraising: airstrikes on opium production

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US targets Taliban fundraising: airstrikes on opium production

Kinetic disruption of terrorist financing

Jessica Davis
Jun 1, 2018
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US targets Taliban fundraising: airstrikes on opium production

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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…

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