Originally Posted by TheLastBoyScout

It's a myth that the Taliban tried to eradicate Opium production while they were in power. What happened is that they curbed production for a couple of years to drive the price up. They had huge surplusses in storage and so they created a false shortage so that it would be more profitable.

The Taliban still makes money off the drug trade.

If poppy production were legalized and regulated, the Taliban would lose a vital part of their funding.