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Is the Taliban's Revenue Coming From the Drug Trade?

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People often say that the taliband get their money from the drug trade. To what extent is that true? And what other sources of income do they have? The experts that i talk to say that the emphasis on the taliban's revenue coming from poppy profits is probably misplaced. A looking at data at the border crossings and studying tax collection experts have shown that the bulk of the money comes from taxation, essentially.

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