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Afghanistan:Taliban's Purchasing Power

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Afghanistan, Economics & Business, Governance, Politics, War & Conflict

Afghan Lord says about the presence of drugs in country [1]. 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 [2].