#Opium
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Afghanistan
Taliban Halt Opium Eradication Operation
Taliban team was deployed to destroy opium poppy fields in Badakhshan’s Jurm district Kabul A Taliban team deployed to destroy…
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Book Review
Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Trail of Tears
In Smoke and Ashes, Amitav Ghosh masterfully unravels the intricate web of opium’s influence from its historical roots in the…
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Crime
Opium cultivation up in Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Opiate trafficking from Afghanistan has been ongoing without interruption since August 2021. Afghan opiates supply some 80 per cent of…
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History
The Flower of Ruin
During the 18th century, the Portuguese were the first to employ opium poppies in a lucrative business, growing it in…
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