Thursday, November 28, 2013

Opium Trade & Afghanistan..All Players are pro-active

Opium Trade & Afghanistan..All Players are pro-active

In 1852, after annexation of the Punjab (1849) , it was British government who launched opium war from Burma. Use of opium as as old as these lands and from Burma, China till Afghanistan it was used extensively in medicine too. till 1979, no one knew about Heroin yet after 1979, extraction of Heroin started and it became multi billion dollar trade. Who were the player in it? it is another big part of afghan conflict and from charlie Wilson war till Ahmad Rasheed book we can know impact of heroine trade. read and enjoy



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