Afghan opium prices skyrocket after Taliban ban in world’s largest poppy-producing country
SCMP, 02 Sep 2022
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The price of opium from Afghan has reportedly skyrocketed in the year since the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021. Officials from the religion-driven movement have banned poppy cultivation, forcing farmers to sow alternative crops such as cotton. Afghanistan is considered the world’s largest producer of the narcotic.
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