Afghanistan

 The war in Afghanistan, like all wars and terrorist attacks, is covered with diligence and professionalism by the media. These conflicts are presented to us in helpful, but often predictable ways. We learn about casualties, ideologies, government responses and key players.

We rarely get coverage of how these groups acquire their weapons and how they are trained to use them. We are rarely given insight into the sources of the weapons, the wealth that comes from their sales and the connection to the drug trade. None of these small countries or terrorist groups make their own weapons. And no war can be waged without them.