Afghanistan:Taliban’s Purchasing Power · Global Voices
Fred Petrossian

Afghan Lord says about the presence of drugs in country. The blogger quotes NewsMax site “Policemen in Afghanistan are not happy with their lives. The highest-ranking officer makes about $80 per month, and the Taliban pay better, one policeman tells me.Would he go fight with them? “They haven't asked me. But I have to survive. If they asked me I would,” he replies.