UN Bericht: Drogenanbau in Afghanistan - Opiumernte auf Rekordhoch / Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise since U.S. occupation

[sueddeutsche / 15.04.2013] Schlafmohn-Boom am Hindukusch: Die Vereinten Nationen erwarten, dass Afghanistan in diesem Jahr eine Rekordernte einfahren wird. Viele Bauern verteidigen ihre Felder mittlerweile gewaltsam - und bekommen dabei Unterstützung von den Taliban.
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Are American Troops Protecting Afghan Opium?
[globalresearch / 28.10.2012] As many have noted, the U.S. government has – at least at some times in some parts of the world – protected drug operations. (Big American banks also launder money for drug cartels. See this, this, this and this. Indeed, drug dealers kept the banking system afloat during the depths of the 2008 financial crisis. But that’s beyond the scope of this post.)

The U.S. military has openly said that it is protecting Afghani poppy fields:

As Wikiepedia notes:

Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise since U.S. occupation started in 2001.

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The U.S. protecting opium fields in Afghanistan


Afghanistan - Opium Risk Assessment 2013 [PDF]
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