Taliban begins campaign to eradicate lucrative poppy cultivation in Afghanistan | South China Morning Post

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have begun a campaign to eradicate poppy cultivation after the group issued an edict in early April 2022, banning a key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine and heroin. The move comes as Afghanistan’s economy heads toward collapse, with the nation cut off from internati…

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