Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has announced a ban on poppy production, even as farmers across the country begin harvesting the flower that produces the opium used to make heroin. The ban is reminiscent of the Taliban’s previous rule in the late 1990s when they outlawed poppy production. Expand Close The ban on poppy production will further impoverish the country’s poorest citizens (Abdul Khaliq/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp The ban on poppy production will further impoverish the country’s poorest citizens (Abdul Khaliq/AP)This is the case even as the US and international community spends billions of dollars to eradicate poppy production. In Afghanistan the ban on poppy production will further impoverish its poorest citizens. The ban, while hitting drug production houses hard, will be likely to devastate the small farmer who relies on opium production to survive.

Source: Irish Independent April 04, 2022 02:11 UTC