The Post-9/11 Afghan Heroin Explosion

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Prior to 9/11, the poppy production levels in Afghanistan were at a low and many of the Taliban were against heroin and the opium poppies. However, since U.S. forces entered after 9/11, the poppy crop has skyrocketed.

The UN has reported that the six-year boom has lead to the Afghan crop being responsible for 92% of the world’s heroin trade. With Homeland Security and the War on Terror, it’s amazing that the drug still gets into the USA, one of it’s strongest marketplaces.

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6 Responses to “The Post-9/11 Afghan Heroin Explosion”

1. marke Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 12:13 pm

   ” …. it’s amazing that the drug still gets into the USA, one of it’s strongest marketplaces” …. it gets into the US the same way it always has …. via the CIA … Also look at growth in herion vs rise in US stock market (driven by money laundering) … … they follow the same pattern……

2. chris Says:
   July 3rd, 2008 at 1:24 pm

   My Primary Care Doctor tells me that the local heroine is being sold at LESS THAN COST PRICE here in the UK

3. Anne Says:
   July 4th, 2008 at 1:10 am

   Everywhere the CIA goes, the drugtrade flourishes – remember “The Golden Triangle” anyone?

4. Silvia Says:
   July 4th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

   U.S. Narcotics Control Report indicates that in 2001 poppy crops covered approx. 84 hectares in Afganistan. Same report shows that in 2007 there are 193,000 hectares dedicated to the cultivation of poppy. An increase of about 200,000 percent.

5. JEH Says:
   July 4th, 2008 at 8:02 pm

   All of the above

6. JEH Says:
   July 4th, 2008 at 8:05 pm

   Invaded Iraq for oil and Afghanistan for heroin. Any questions?