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Afghanistan’s opium business cranks up as the Taliban look the other way

wsj 6 min read . Updated: 21 Nov 2021, 09:11 PM IST Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal
An Afghan man works on a poppy field in Jalalabad province April 17, 2014. Afghanistan is the world's top cultivator of the poppy, from which opium and heroin are produced. (Photo:Reuters)Premium
An Afghan man works on a poppy field in Jalalabad province April 17, 2014. Afghanistan is the world's top cultivator of the poppy, from which opium and heroin are produced. (Photo:Reuters)

Drug markets open and farmers plant more poppies with drought and sanctions crippling the economy

Afghanistan’s Opium Business Cranks Up as the Taliban Look the Other Way

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