“Taliban or no Taliban, the dependency of common Afghan citizens upon opium cultivation cannot be underestimated.” Opinion | Uzairistan shahvaiz_343
For comparison, in 2020, areas under poppy cultivation became equivalent to approximately three times the size of New York City, which is over 78,000 hectares.
”, the dependence on this centuries-old tradition of poppy-trade, is extremely difficult, if not impossible to break.
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