Farmers in Afghanistan are growing poppies in government-controlled areas, insisting that there are no real economic alternatives to cultivating the flowers for the opium trade. It’s estimated that Afghanistan’s poppy fields are the source for much of the world’s illegal heroin supply.
Originally published at – https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-farmers-supply-opium-trade-as-money-dries-up/30600756.html
Radio Free | Radio Free (2020-05-12T14:29:49+00:00) Afghan Farmers Supply Opium Trade As Money Dries Up. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2020/05/12/afghan-farmers-supply-opium-trade-as-money-dries-up/
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