Opium Production In U.S. Occupied Afghanistan Sets Record High In 2014

By Sam Chaney | WeaponizedNews.Com | January 7, 2015

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report – “Afghanistan Opium Survey 2014 Cultivation and Production” says Afghanistan set a record for its opium production in 2014. Since the illegal war in Afghanistan started in 2001 opium production in the country has come to dominate the market pushing over 80 percent of the world’s supply, says the 2014 World Drug Report.

According to CNSNews.com’s database of U.S. casualties, from 2001 through 2014, 2,232 U.S. military personnel gave their lives serving in the Afghan War. Of those 2,232 casualties, 451 were in Hilmand province and 420 were in Kandahar. That represents 39 percent of the total casualties in the war.

There is a direct correlation between U.S. Military deaths and opium production. CNSNews.com explains, Hilmand province was Afghanistan’s largest opium cultivator in 2014, producing 103,240 hectares.

“In 2014, 98% of total opium cultivation in Afghanistan took place in the Southern, Eastern and Western regions of the country,” explains the report.

Hilmand province was followed by Kandahar province which produced 33,713 hectares, Farah province which produced 27,513 hectares, Nangarhar which produced 18,227 hectares, Nimroz which produced 14,548 hectares, Uruzgan which produced 9,277 hectares, Badghis which produced 5,721 hectares, Badakhshan which produced 4,204 hectares, Zabul which produced 2,894 hectares, Laghman which produced 901 hectares, Kunar which produced 754 hectares, Hirat which produced 738 hectares, Day Kundi which produced 587 hectares, Ghor which produced 493 hectares, Kapisa which produced 472 hectares, Kabul which produced 233 hectares, and Sari Pul which produced 195 hectares.

Most of the U.S. casualties in Afghan War have occurred in the Hilmand and Kandahar provinces, which are also the two leading opium-growing provinces.

Despite the fact the Afghanistan War (Longest War in America History) officially ended last week, over 11,000 U.S. troops will remain in the country. And last month President Obama secretly extended the U.S. role in Afghanistan. According to The New York Times, he signed a classified order that ensures American troops will have a direct role in fighting. The order reportedly enables American jets, bombers and drones to bolster Afghan troops on combat missions. Under certain circumstances, it would apparently authorize U.S. airstrikes to support Afghan military operations throughout the country. Afghanistan’s new president, Ashraf Ghani, who took office in September, has also backed an expanded U.S. military role.

The lying criminals in Washington D.C. will continue to send U.S. troops to die in Afghanistan for their profit in the opium trade. If you really care about the troops it is time to truly end this illegal foreign war of aggression. As patriotic American’s  we must demand all U.S. troops be withdrawn and come home to defend our borders.

Sources:

https://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr2014/World_Drug_Report_2014_web.pdf

http://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/Afghan-opium-survey-2014.pdf

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/afghanistan-set-record-growing-opium-2014

http://www.infowars.com/opium-cultivation-hits-new-record-high-in-afghanistan/

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/29/the_afghan_war_is_not_over

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/us/politics/in-secret-obama-extends-us-role-in-afghan-combat.html?_r=0

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