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Afghanistan’s Forests Are Turning a Profit for the Islamic State

15th July, 2019 · admin
ISIS in Afghanistan

ISIS members in Afghanistan – photo by PBS

FP: Wood smuggling is big business for the terrorist group. Small numbers of fighters for the Islamic State of Khorasan Province, the Afghan branch of the militant group, have been in Kunar since 2015. But the group’s new stronghold is in Kunar’s deep forests, inheriting a booming wood industry previously controlled by the Taliban that is now generating a growing income for Islamic State militants. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News, ISIS/DAESH | Tags: Deforestation, ISIS/DAESH War on Muslims, Timber Smuggling |
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