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Old 11-27-2011, 11:05 AM  
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Originally Posted by Nautilus View Post
I think there's more to the story than simply not wanting to offend poor farmers.
Government corruption over there plays a big part in it as well, very often Afghani government officials double as drug traffickers. Opium production plays a huge part in Afghanistan's economy, a variety of warlords, local chiefs, insurgents, and government elites play their part in taxing, trading, and protecting the country's opium industry.
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