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Opium production in Afghanistan fell by 99% after US military left (media.mas.to)
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[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 48 points 2 years ago (2 children)

TLDR: The unprecedented fall in cultivation follows the Taliban’s decision to prohibit the growing of poppies for opium in April last year.

[–] zzzzzz@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Is the implication that the US did not prohibit growing poppies for opium?

Edit: Apparently, this is true per the article OP linked below.

[–] quicken@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And a high demand in wheat thanks to the Ukraine war

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Idk... I have as a priority to not make angry the Talibans if they are with me but maybe that's just me.