US War In Afghanistan Is Fueling Global Heroin Epidemic

When the U.S. overthrew the Taliban in the wake of 9/11, it set the stage for the explosive growth of Afghanistan’s opium industry. In this episode of ‘Behind the Headline,’ host Mnar Muhawesh explains how the global war on terror created a global epidemic of heroin overdoses. , Afghanistan, Behind the headline, heroin, Mnar Muhawesh, war on drugs, war on terror,