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Originally Posted by DragonChi
It is known that to win the hearts of the locals in Afghanistan, NATO provided protection to civilians, some of whom grow illegal plants.
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Pot gardens in police stations.
you can see in the movie Restrepo how hard it can be to win local Afgans over.
I can't remember where I saw it, but I've seen Canadian Forces patrolling huge pot farms.
On topic.
They should tax those damned tourist traps and sex bars, make fees on visa's, then actually pay cops a decent wage. Then there wouldn't have to be incidents.
You've said it before, just because it didn't happen to any one of us, doesn't mean it doesn't happen. True. Murder happens in Canada too. But it doesn't make it an epidemic here.
To be frank, if it was such a huge problem, our embassy would be warning us not to go. Thus reduced tourism to their country, making it a problem for the government. At that point I would see a crack down on tourist abuse. Otherwise, it's just you foretelling a future that may or may not happen. |
Surely you must mean this.
Nobody gives a shit about their pot fields. Our base was surrounded by acres of it. Also opium. The Afghan police smoked it all the time while working. We were not looking for drugs.
Many countries had a 'Do Not Travel' warning to Thailand for a long time and only has it been lifted after the US stepped in and told Thailand to get their shit together after the Malaysia flight went missing. Where did the passports come from? Thailand.. Counterfeit of course Then there were the fishermen slaves forced to work against their will so that Wal Mart could buy cheap food.
And the tourism has declined so much already that many locals are looking for alternative ways to make ends meet. Hence the rise of crime against foreigners and the extortion by the police. It is already a problem for the government. There are lots of suicides from Thai people from all these changes. After working 10 years on the beaches, they are now told to fuck off and find other work.
Most of this is already known to many people. Just not to some of the members on this forum. I don't understand why some people think that I am the one reporting this. I am just sharing news content from other people.
Also, the Junta wants to have full military policing soon.
This country is turning into a Dictatorship.