Rumors Persist That The CIA Helps Export Opium From Afghanistan
Unconfirmed rumors persist that the CIA is helping export opium, or at least prefers to “manage” Afghanistan’s opium trade rather than fight it. Who profits? By Kit O’Connell Follow @KitOConnell @KitOConnell Despite billions spent to eradicate opium crops in Afghanistan, the crop is more popular than ever there, leading many to wonder whether some U.S. forces may actually be encouraging its growth and the heroin it later becomes. In July, the Centers for Disease Control warned of record-breaking numbers of heroin deaths in the United States. “Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 18–25 in the past...
Unconfirmed rumors persist that the CIA is helping export opium, or at least prefers to “manage” Afghanistan’s opium trade rather than fight it. Who profits? By Kit O’Connell Follow @KitOConnell @KitOConnell Despite billions spent to eradicate opium crops in...
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