It's one of the interesting side notes of the war on terror in general. The Taliban had massively reduced Afghan opium production during their time in power[1].

It's one of the interesting side notes of the war on terror in general. The Taliban had massively reduced Afghan opium production during their time in power[1]. Opium has always been such an important part of the Afghan economy, however, that production almost immediately picked back up after the US invasion in 2001. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Opium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Opium