| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Illegal
Afghanistan. ‘It’s our lifeline’: the Taliban are back but Afghans say opium is here to stay
Afghanistan. ‘It’s our lifeline’: the Taliban are back but Afghans say opium is here to stay
Despite talk of a Taliban ban, in Helmand’s poppy fields farmers and traders say they are not the only ones who depend on the drug to survive. (Guardian, UK, 11.11.2021)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/11/its-our-lifeline-the-taliban-are-back-but-afghans-say-opium-is-here-to-stay