Hardship drives Afghan farmers back to opium despite Taliban ban
Opium production in Afghanistan has quadrupled in 2026. A Taliban ban in 2022 had drastically reduced its cultivation, but the UN warns poverty, lack of foreign aid and natural disasters are driving Afghan farmers back to the crop. Matilda Mothoatlhaga reports.
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