Posted on Jun 6, 2023
Inside the Taliban's war on drugs - opium poppy crops slashed
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Ban was not introduced until 2022. Taliban are armed because some local farmers are angry at the new decree. Wheat as a substitute is less profitable than poppy (US company tried introducing saffron but it is obscure in Afghanistan due to involving Afghan women.)
Ban was not introduced until 2022. Taliban are armed because some local farmers are angry at the new decree. Wheat as a substitute is less profitable than poppy (US company tried introducing saffron but it is obscure in Afghanistan due to involving Afghan women.)
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