He was criticised in 2006 for suggesting the Opium crop of Afghanistan, from which the Taliban derive their funds, be legalised for sale<ref>http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,,1827679,00.html</ref> | He was criticised in 2006 for suggesting the Opium crop of Afghanistan, from which the Taliban derive their funds, be legalised for sale<ref>http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,,1827679,00.html</ref> |