The Taliban raises 70-400 million dollars a year through illicit drug trade. This helps finances their terrorism. The United States has tired to stop their financing but has made little impact. The Talibans ability to raise money complicates the Obama Administration's decision to deploy 10,000 more troops to Helmand Province. This is the hear of opium production. Even if the United States did stop the flow of money there would be more fighters trained for the Taliban because it can be done very inexpensively.

Works Cited

Schmitt, Eric. The New York Times. "Many Sources Feed Taliban War Chest". October 18, 2009.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/world/asia/19taliban.html