Video Essay: Opium's Grip on Villagers in Afghanistan

[Turborama]

Run time: 02:26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM5BYvA4c78   Posted on YouTube: August 03, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 03, 2009 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 550

 
While most of Afghanistan's deadly opium crop is destined for export, enough is getting left behind to have a created a vicious cycle of addiction. (Aug. 3)

[Iwillnevergiveup]

1. Afghanistan

Such a tragic country which we are helping to destroy.

[bertman]

2. If this video is for real, it's easy for me to see why the Afghanis turned to the Taliban

for some structure in their lives.

Very scary.