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Current events. 22 October, 2009 - Carter Dorsett. Taliban Finances. The Taliban’s financial network consists of: Drug trade Kidnappings Extortion Foreign donations The Taliban raises hundreds of millions of dollars.

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  1. Current events • 22 October, 2009 - Carter Dorsett

  2. Taliban Finances • The Taliban’s financial network consists of: • Drug trade • Kidnappings • Extortion • Foreign donations • The Taliban raises hundreds of millions of dollars http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/images/set3/taliban%20fighters.jpg

  3. Taliban Finances • Elaborate taxation system which taxes: • Opium cultivation • Opium processing • Opium shipment • Other crops grown • The Taliban makes from 70 million to 400 million a year just on illegal drug trade http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46304000/gif/_46304402_afghan_opium_2009_466.gif

  4. Taliban Finances • U.S. is not able to destroy the opium trade because many Afghani farmers depend on it’s profit for survival • Taliban operations are inexpensive so the Taliban does not need very much income • Attempting to dry up Taliban funds is worthless http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/data/upimages/opium_graph_afghanistan.gif

  5. Taliban Finances • Foreign donations are a large part of Taliban funding • Some expected to come from Pakistani Intelligence • Pakistan supports the Taliban because if they gain control of Afghanistan then Afghanistan and Pakistan would be friendly • Saudis and other Arabs are a large part of the funding http://southeastasianews.org/images/taliban3433.jpg

  6. Pakistan Attacks • The Pakistani Military is bombing the heart of Taliban territory - South Waziristan • The area is highly mined with many homemade bombs • Pakistan is fighting in the Taliban’s home turf - mountains http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/10/19/world/19pstan_CA0.map.ready.html

  7. Pakistan Attacks • They use F-16 bombers and gunships • The U.S. has provided thermal imaging for the F-16s • This was supposed to be a secret because most of the population of Pakistan is very anti-American http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-16c-19990601-f-0073c-005.jpg

  8. Ancient Queen • The Neus Museum has been reopened • It was destroyed in WWII • It’s most important piece was the 3,500 year old bust of Queen Nefertiti http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/i/_/2/Nefertiti.jpg

  9. Ancient Queen • Egypt is demanding Germany to return it • It has been in Germany since 1913 • Zahi Hawass has accused Germany of stealing it http://clippednews.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/queen_nefertiti.jpg

  10. Ancient Queen • Zahi Hawass is the general secretary of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities • Farouk Hosny lost the job as the new director of the United Nations culture agency, Unesco, based in Paris • Hawass accused France of stealing art after Hosny lost http://sacred-shopping.com/dr_zahi_hawass.jpg

  11. Political Cartoons • Issue: American troops have had a difficult time in Iraq and Obama is now sending them to Afghanistan • Point of view: Critical of Obama for not only asking too much of the troops but making them serve extra tours.

  12. Political Cartoons • Issue: The U.S. is turning a blind eye to the drugs in Afghanistan • Point of View: Critical of the U.S. for ignoring the drugs

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