Opium Suppression in Afghanistan Was a US-Led Failure

The Cato Institute (a libertarian think tank) comes up with their explanation of the Western debacle in Afghanistan!

You have to admire naive libertarians for always trying to sell the legalization of opioids and other drugs no matter what the circumstances!

"Suppressing Opium in Afghanistan Played a Role in the Country’s Collapse

No single factor can explain the recent swift collapse of the US-backed Afghan government. But one underappreciated mistake has been Washington’s long‐running effort to suppress the cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan and, in turn, the production of heroin and other opioids."

Opium Suppression in Afghanistan Was a US-Led Failure | Cato Institute The basics of supply and demand still applied.