Whenever major terrorist incidents happen, questions arise regarding the economic causes and consequences of these acts. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were no exception. No sooner had the dust had settled over Manhattan than studies about the human and economic costs of terrorism started to mushroom. A further immediate reaction was to trace the tragedy back to some easily understandable causes. One initial interpretation maintained that poverty constituted Members of a combined special operations force secure a village gate during a counternarcotics operation in northern Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 10,20 I O. Afghan National ~rmy soldiers, assisted by U.S. Special Operations members, Investigated the presence of drug facilities in the province.
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