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Afghanistan opium production jumps fivefold as farmers find ways round Taliban ban

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Opium production in Afghanistan has risen fivefold in a year. According to a UN survey released on Thursday, it’s the first significant increase since the Taliban banned poppy cultivation in 2022.

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