Striking Afghan heroin labs will not defeat Taliban
Assumptions that the Taliban 'own' the drugs trade misrepresent a complex relationship
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- Extent of Taliban 'control'
- Taliban revenue streams
- Impact on insurgent politics
- Drug traders' choices
- Connections in both camps
- Labs easily replicable
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