Afghan surprise

[DannyinJapan]

You know, despite all of that "holy" rhetoric, somehow the Taliban forgot to wipe out a multi-billion dollar opium crop in its own backyard...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23500-2004Dec23.html

 

[hollowdweller]

Not THAT'S economic development!

Is Opium against Islamic law?

All the Iranians I went to college with back in the late 70's would never drink alcohol, but opium and ganga were ok, or at least tolerated.

 

[munk]

You can't stop what people want.




munk

 

[Bob W]

Whether the Taliban religious higher-ups enjoyed using opium or not, they were economically dependant on it.

-Bob