What is Afghanistan's cash crop? The Afghan population has nothing to grow, no water to irrigage any food crops, so they grow opium that needs almost no water. Their whole life is built around the few dollars they get from this crop.Senior US military and civilian officials believe the Taliban cannot be defeated and good government in Afghanistan cannot be established without cutting off the money generated by Afghanistan’s opium industry, says a US Senate report released on Tuesday.
The report notes that the illegal Afghan drug industry supplies more than 90 per cent of the world’s heroin and generates an estimated $3 billion a year in profits. As I flew over I thought to myself what is growing in the below? What are your thoughts? Maybe the Afghan population could raise crawfish? I would really like a bowl of crawfish etouffee. Oh, yes they would need water to do it!
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Rob, you know its all money.....when you get a chance look up "the golden triangle"....it will blow your mind...gotta split like banana.....
It's a tough question, but then again ...
They could go back to what they were doing BEFORE the opium trade and demand created their current economy. There must be legitimate crops that do as well there as the poppy. Is it really that much more efficient to grow and sell opium and then buy imported food with that money?
Humans have a way of screwing up simple things. Other examples: Is growing corn to make fuel ethanol truly cost-effective? Do the REAL math! There are people today who believe that air conditioning is essential for life. GIMMEABREAK! Our great grandparents would laugh hysterically at us!
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