it'd be foolish to say that the war in Afghanistan hasn't played a role A role in what? Attacks on the US? That seems far from obvious. One thing that it certa

it'd be foolish to say that the war in Afghanistan hasn't played a role A role in what? Attacks on the US? That seems far from obvious. One thing that it certainly played a role in is opium production, which the Taliban prohibited. It certainly played a huge role (to the tune of billions of dollars), and big power shifts in the international drug trade...