Taliban earning $100 million from opium tax

Posted on April 27, 2008
Filed Under Asia, global drug trade |

In early 2008, the Taliban was earning $100 million revenue by taxing the opium trade in Afghanistan.

Source: “UNODC anticipates another large opium crop in Afghanistan in 2008,” UNODC, February 6, 2008.

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