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Trust me, you’ll find this really interesting (and maybe infuriating). In Afghanistan, poppy fields have been destroyed due to a ban on its cultivation and sale by the Taliban. Before the Taliban came to power on August 15, 2021 , poppy cultivation and trade was one of the country's main problems. Opium produced in Afghanistan accounted for 80-85% of the world's supply. In April 2022, not long after the US withdrawal the Taliban announced a ban on poppy cultivation. Heroin Production in Afghanistan since 1995. • 1995: ~2,300 tonnes • 1996: ~2,250 tonnes • 1997: ~2,800 tonnes • 1998: ~2,700 tonnes • 1999: ~4,600 tonnes • 2000: ~3,300 tonnes Then, suddenly in 2001 the Taliban banned the cultivation of poppies for the production of opium. In 2001, under that ban, heroin production fell to a historic low - 185 tonnes. • 2002: ~3,400 tonnes • 2003: ~3,600 tonnes • 2004: ~4,200 tonnes • 2005: ~4,100 tonnes • 2006: ~6,100 tonnes • 2007: ~8,200 tonnes • 2008: ~7,700 tonnes • 2009: ~6,900 tonnes • 2010: ~3,600 tonnes • 2011: ~5,800 tonnes • 2012: ~3,700 tonnes • 2013: ~5,500 tonnes • 2014: ~6,400 tonnes • 2015: ~3,300 tonnes • 2016: ~4,800 tonnes • 2017: ~9,000 tonnes • 2018: ~6,400 tonnes • 2019: ~6,400 tonnes • 2020: ~6,300 tonnes • 2021: ~6,800 tonnes • 2022: ~6,200 tonnes US forces withdraw from Afghanistan. And the Taliban retake control. Instantly banning the production of opium. • 2023: ~330 tonnes • 2024: ~430 tonnes • 2025: ~300 tonnes Coincidentally, these are the year on year gross opioid sales of Purdue Pharma (owned by the Sackler family of Tel Aviv) during a similar period - that which records are available for. • 1996: $7 million • 1997: $18 million • 1998: $38 million • 1999: $60 million • 2000: $76 million The US invasion of Afghanistan happened half way through 2001, and we see almost a doubling every subsequent year after that until 2008 when the increase in year in year sales slows as it begins to reach a saturation point. • 2001: $136 million • 2002: $192 million • 2003: $310 million • 2004: $506 million • 2005: $716 million • 2006: $752 million • 2007: $708 million • 2008: $1.10 billion • 2009: $1.46 billion • 2010: $1.27 billion • 2011: $1.36 billion • 2012: $1.28 billion • 2013: $1.57 billion • 2014: $1.97 billion • 2015: $1.99 billion • 2016: $1.69 billion • 2017: $1.50 billion So tell me: why did we invade Afghanistan, again? Who benefited? Who profited? WHO paid? Who suffered? And who restored order at the end of it all? Fun fact: Q: Do you know who runs the most successful (long term success) drug rehabilitation program in the world? A: The Taliban. (They really have lied to us about everything. Like they never miss an opportunity to not tell us the truth).