All Posts Tagged With: "opium"

Bitter Harvest: Meet the Filmmaker Director Chris Hilton

Filmmaker Chris Hilton discusses his experiences with the Afghan poppy farmers featured in BITTER HARVEST and the logistical vagaries of filming in this infrastructure-strapped region.

Aug 22nd, 2002

Bitter Harvest: Data: Opium, History, and Afghanistan

The history of the opium trade in Afghanistan since 1979 when the Mujahaddin cultivated opium to buy weapons.

Aug 22nd, 2002

Bitter Harvest: Central Asia’s Opium Terrorists

As the U.S. military build-up continues in Central Asia, one frequently overlooked factor in the region's stability demands attention. It is the link between Afghan opiates and terrorism. After September 11, Western government officials and media reports put the onus for this link on al-Qaeda and the Taliban. But neither of these groups was ever interested in the large-scale production or trafficking of opiates.

Aug 22nd, 2002

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