From Sympatico News/CBC:
Even the Taliban are feeling the effects of the global financial crisis.
A Turkish militant group, which has hundreds of Turkish, Chechen and Uzbek fighters allied to the Taliban, reported that a sharp drop in donations is hampering its fight against NATO soldiers.
The group, based near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, made the revelation on an Islamic website last Friday.
Just as financial support from donors in the Middle East and Turkey has dropped off, prices for ammunition and weapons on the black market are skyrocketing.
A rocket shell that used to cost $20 US now goes for $100, according to Seyfulkahar al-Muhaciri, part of the volunteer brigade of fighters.
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My Comment: I guess the value of their retirement/pensions funds are also in the toilet.