When people say 'Afghanistan' I immediately associate it with scenes of war and destruction so I don’t really consider the fact that Afghanistan is considered the largest opium producer in the world. But how can it be when there’s a war going on?

Looking abit deeper into the subject I was shocked to find the following title on the global research website;

Drug War? American Troops Are Protecting Afghan Opium. U.S. Occupation Leads to All-Time High Heroin Production