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How the Taliban Suppressed Opium in Afghanistan

Por: Time World July 17, 2023

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For years, the international community tried and failed to rein in Afghanistan’s drug economy, which in 2021 amounted to at least . But the Taliban, which swept into power that August after the U.S. withdrawal, appears to have now suppressed opium poppy cultivation by . On the surface, that is a remarkable development. Vast, illegal drug production amplifies , and lawlessness helped bring down the U.S.-backed Afghan Republic, not to mention... + full article



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