Taliban funded by $800m gems, marbles trade

By at 11 May, 2009, 10:05 am

ISLAMABAD: A major chunk of the whopping US $ 800 million of annual illegal trade in gems, timber and marbles may be sustaining the activities of Taliban in Pakistan’s restive north-west, a media report said on Monday.
“It is not possible to put a definitive figure on how much the Taliban are making from their excursion [...]

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