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Afghanistan dominates global opium production. The Taliban is shutting that down

2nd June, 2022 · admin

AP: During the years-long Taliban insurgency, the movement reportedly made millions of dollars taxing farmers and middlemen to move their drugs outside Afghanistan. Senior officials of the U.S.-backed government also reportedly made millions on the flourishing drug trade. Today, Afghanistan’s opium output is greater than all other opium-producing countries combined.  Click here to read more

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Posted in Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: opium, Poppy cultivation, Taliban and Drugs |
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Green Energy Complicates the Taliban’s New Battle Against Opium

29th May, 2022 · admin

NYT: The multibillion-dollar trade has survived previous bans. Now, the Taliban are going after solar-powered water pumps to try to dry up poppy crops in the middle of a national economic crisis. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: opium, Poppy cultivation, Solar energy |
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Drug Market Flourishes and Poppy Cultivation Doubles in Balkh and Jawzjan after Taliban Takeover

30th April, 2022 · admin

8am: Local sources say the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has boosted opium markets and has encouraged poppy farmers to increase production and turn more lands into poppy cultivation fields. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: opium, Poppy cultivation, Taliban and Drugs |
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Taliban Poppy Ban Worsens Poverty in Afghanistan, Experts Warn

15th April, 2022 · admin

VOA News April 15, 2022 A blanket ban on poppy cultivation by the Taliban emir is exacerbating Afghanistan’s already dire economic situation and could lead to armed uprisings against the Islamist regime, experts say. “This is a crazy policy at the worst possible time,” said William Byrd, senior Afghanistan expert at the U.S. Institute of

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Posted in Corruption, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Corrupt Taliban, opium, Poppy cultivation, Taliban and Drugs |
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Afghan Farmers Fear For Livelihoods As Taliban Bans Opium

15th April, 2022 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi April 14, 2022 Wali Jan, a farmer in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, is expected to soon harvest poppies from his half-hectare farm. Standing in his blooming poppy field in Garni, an impoverished village on the outskirts of the provincial capital, Tarin Kowt, Jan is upset by the Taliban’s decision this

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Posted in Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: opium, Poppy cultivation |
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Poppy Price Doubles After Taliban Ban Announced: Farmers

6th April, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Niaz Mohammad, a farmer in Kandahar province, said that he cultivated poppy plants on 250 acres of land, where dozens of people are working on the farms. “Until our government stops us from cultivating it, we will not stop cultivating poppy. We don’t care about the westerners,” said Niaz Mohammad, a farmer. “It

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Kandahar, opium, Poppy cultivation, Taliban and Drugs |
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Afghanistan’s Taliban Issues Ban On Opium Poppy Cultivation

3rd April, 2022 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 3, 2022 Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has banned the cultivation of poppies, which are used to produce opium and other drugs. The April 3 order by the de facto authorities said poppy crops would be burned and farmers would face punishments under Shari’a law. The decree was read out to a

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Posted in Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: opium, Poppy cultivation |
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Afghan Farmers Continue Growing Opium Poppy as Taliban Sends Mixed Signals on Poppy Eradication

11th December, 2021 · admin

Roshan Noorzai VOA News December 11, 2021 Farmers in Afghanistan say that they will continue to grow poppy amid uncertainty over the Taliban’s poppy eradication policy. “We have no choice but to cultivate opium poppy,” said Noor, 52, a farmer living in a remote village in the western Farah province. For safety reasons, he did

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Posted in Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, opium, Poppy cultivation, Taliban and Drugs |
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The Inside Story-Afghanistan Addiction

25th November, 2021 · admin

VOA: While members of Congress and others debate the tactics of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the strategies of 20 years of war, there is one issue that has constantly plagued that country: Drugs. Narcotics. Specifically, opium. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Drugs, Health News | Tags: Drug Addiction, opium |
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Afghanistan’s Opium Production Continues To Rise, UN Report Says

17th November, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 17, 2021 Afghanistan’s illegal opium production increased by 8 percent in 2021 compared to last year, the United Nations said, as the opiates from the war-torn country continue to dominate the international black market, supplying 8-in-10 users worldwide. Afghanistan harvested 6,800 tons of opium in 2021, the UN Office on

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Posted in Drugs, Economic News | Tags: opium, Poppy cultivation |
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