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Afghanistan. From poppy to heroin: Taliban move into Afghan drug production

The Taliban -- which banned poppy cultivation when it ruled Afghanistan -- now appears to wield significant control over the war-torn country's heroin production line, providing insurgents with billions of dollars, officials have told AFP. (Agence France Presse, 08.08.2017)

https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/poppy-heroin-taliban-move-afghan-drug-production