It's harvest time in Afghanistan - Farmers are collecting the raw material necessary for opium, morphine and heroin production. But in early April, the Taliban forbade poppy cultivation. But a senior Taliban official told DW, that it is not enforcing the ban.

The reasons behind the ban are complex but center around one indisputable reality - a lack of options. Opium cultivation for many Afghans, including sometimes the Taliban, is the only way to earn enough money in a shattered economy. Are the Taliban blackmailing the international community into recognizing their regime in Afghanistan?

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