Getting Out of Afghanistan’s Opium Quagmire

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The longevity of the Taliban’s opium ban hinges on a multifaceted approach.

Amid the ban, small holdings farmers, including women, who were involved in the production of opium for the sake of their livelihood are suffering great distress in Afghanistan, while high-level traders and exporters in organized crime groups are making a killing, as per the UNODC’s admission.

With a devastated economy and society, opium poppy cultivation and production in Afghanistan became the only viable source of income for much of its population.