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Who is funding the Taliban?
Fairly simple question, if we supposedly have their opium under control, then who is funding their resistance movement?
Pakistan used to during the Soviet-Afghan war and so did Saudi Arabia.
Is Russia involved or even China?
Pakistan used to during the Soviet-Afghan war and so did Saudi Arabia.
Is Russia involved or even China?
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I heard it was the Saudi Royal family but I can't confirm this.
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easy question comes from weapons dealers,comes from the us government and comes from Gulf States specially Saudia Arabia and comes from RAW of india!
Neville 'Facking' Bartos
No they aren't.
Mostly comes from Gulf Arab countries
Mostly comes from Gulf Arab countries
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/iran-is-covertly-supplyin_n_253358.html
http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1079394.html
http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/12/saudi-arabia-taliban-opinions-contributors-pakistan-refugees.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1552311/Taliban-use-Iranian-missiles-on-UK-troops.html
I think you're more intelligent than Bateman. Please don't dismiss these sources as "Western propaganda" or any of that ballcocks. The IRI funds terrorists all over the world, including in Afghanistan, that is an undeniable fact.
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I kid. They probably get funding from wealthy gulf Arab families, members of the Saudi Royal family, through frauds/embezzlement in the 'West' and elements within Pakistan.
I kid. They probably get funding from wealthy gulf Arab families, members of the Saudi Royal family, through frauds/embezzlement in the 'West' and elements within Pakistan.
One source is opium (drugs) but it is not as simple as this no more.
The Taliban now has what the US Government call "sponsors"; people giving the Taliban money/weapons etc
Sponsors maybe Governments, organizations or simply high ranking businessmen.
Personally I think even with these sponsors there are elements of the opium trade still giving them huge amounts of cash.
Maybe the question should not be about where they are getting the money but where are they buying their weapons...
The Taliban now has what the US Government call "sponsors"; people giving the Taliban money/weapons etc
Sponsors maybe Governments, organizations or simply high ranking businessmen.
Personally I think even with these sponsors there are elements of the opium trade still giving them huge amounts of cash.
Maybe the question should not be about where they are getting the money but where are they buying their weapons...
Probable earn a bit from the opium trade. They also own legal businesses secretly so money from there too. Governments and rich people obviously help them too. Maybe their friends with N Korea too lol
Democracy
Pakistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, etc. It's not a resistant movement either, it's a terrorist organisation.
Heroes to some, terrorists to others.
ScotlandStandUp
Heroes to some, terrorists to others.
Heroes to whom precisely? (Apart from their own supporters).
As far as I know, most Afghanis appreciate that their country is heading toward democracy and the fact that their daughters can now go to school. Most of them don't want a return to the Taliban and their Islamofascism.
Do any of you think China could be funding them?
Afterall China(and other nations) are currently funding the US' "War on Terror", so it would only make sense to fund the opponents to keep it going for longer, thus raising the interest rate and in turn gaining more money.
Afterall China(and other nations) are currently funding the US' "War on Terror", so it would only make sense to fund the opponents to keep it going for longer, thus raising the interest rate and in turn gaining more money.
Democracy
Heroes to whom precisely? (Apart from their own supporters).
As far as I know, most Afghanis appreciate that their country is heading toward democracy and the fact that their daughters can now go to school. Most of them don't want a return to the Taliban and their Islamofascism.
As far as I know, most Afghanis appreciate that their country is heading toward democracy and the fact that their daughters can now go to school. Most of them don't want a return to the Taliban and their Islamofascism.
They have many supporters though, we're not simply talking about 2 countries and a few million people, we could infact be talking about billions, who will side with these "terrorist organisations" etc simply because of their hate towards the West.
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