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Opium & Afghanistan

Opium & Afghanistan. Mr. Patterson. Afghanistan. Afghanistan. Population 32 million Size Slightly larger than Texas Religion Muslim Language Over 30+ languages Natural Resources $900 billion to $3 trillion dollars in value. History. Britain tried to colonize 1842-1933

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Opium & Afghanistan

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  1. Opium & Afghanistan Mr. Patterson

  2. Afghanistan

  3. Afghanistan Population • 32 million Size • Slightly larger than Texas Religion • Muslim Language • Over 30+ languages Natural Resources • $900 billion to $3 trillion dollars in value

  4. History Britain tried to colonize 1842-1933 Coups de tat’s/Kings 1933-1977 Soviet Union invaded 1978-1989 Coup de tat’s/Civil Wars 1989-1996 Until the Taliban…

  5. Taliban Goals Create a fundamental Islamic country Strengths Willing to do anything to carry reach their goal Blend in with the population Weaknesses Limited access to trainingand money

  6. ISAF (USA) Goals Make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe place for terrorist Strengths Best military in the world Weaknesses Will only be in the country for a limited time

  7. Afghanistan Government Goals Maintain/get more power as the Taliban and Americans fight Strengths To some extent they have control over the population Weaknesses Corruption United States will eventually leave

  8. Standard of Living Average Lifetime • 48 years Average Income • $1,100 Literacy Rate • 28%

  9. Violence • As the Taliban and ISAF forces fight each other innocent people get killed or become refugees Estimated Civilians Killed 20,000

  10. Corruption • Money that is supposed to help raise the standard of living for the average Afghan is being stolen

  11. Role of Opium Much of the fighting and corruption in Afghanistan is centered around opium…

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