The center of opium is Afghanistan
According to a United Nations World Drug Report, Afghanistan accounts for 84 percent of the world’s opium production over the past five years.
The Taliban received most of these profits. This mafia group, which operates as a link, collects huge taxes from each network.
A 2008 report by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, an independent research organization based in Kabul, estimated that the tax was about 10 percent in Taliban-held areas.
The UN reports that the Taliban have also raised funds through natural resources in their territories.
They earned $ 464 million from mining alone. The Taliban control a vast area of mining, including iron ore and minerals.
There are reports that Afghan mining companies are paying Taliban terrorists for their livelihood. The Taliban have issued death threats to those who say they will not pay.
Taliban leaders have made financial gains from the wealthy who support the Taliban, which the UN describes as a network of non-governmental charitable foundations.
There are reports that the Taliban received money from Pakistan. The Voice of America reports that Iran also helped the Taliban financially.
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