where opium is being sold openly. much of it is then going to be processed into heroin. the taliban are not stopping drug production in fact, they ve been taxing it for years. but they don t want journalists to see it being traded. that is why we are filming from inside the car. you call yourselves an islamic government but you are allowing drug production. isn t that hypocritical? translation: under the islamic emirate, before 2001, the growing and selling of opium dropped to zero. right now we re trying to find alternatives. we cannot take this away from people without offering them something else. eradicating this is good for us in the international community, so the world should help too. for years, poorfarmers have relied on opium to provide for their families. now, as afghanistan s economy collapses without international support, and water levels continue to drop, many see it
this is another dangerous drug heroin from opium from like these, most commonly associated with afghanistan. around 80% of the world s heroin supply originates here. before the taliban takeover opiun traders paid off corrupt officials and sold the black paste secretly. now they have been allowed to open up stalls in markets. we re driving through a bazaar, where opium is being sold openly. much of it is then going to be processed into heroin. the taliban are not stopping drug production in fact, they have been taxing it for years, but they don t want journalists seeing it being traded, that s why we are filming from inside a car. you call yourselves an islamic government, but you re allowing drug production. isn t that hypocritical? translation: under the islamic emirate, l before 2001, the growing and selling of opium dropped to zero. right now, we are trying to find alternatives. we can t take this away from people without offering them something else. for years poorfarmers
the meth labs. this man with links to the trade says crystal meth is booming. when the taliban announced their ban on this plant, he tells me, the wholesale price of meth doubled and there are still warehouses full of it. this is another dangerous drug, opium, from poppies like these, most commonly associated with afghanistan. around 80% of the world s heroin supply originates here. before the taliban takeover opiun traders paid off corrupt officials and sold the black paste secretly. now they have been allowed to open up stalls in markets. we are driving through a bazaar where opium is being sold openly. much of it is then going to be processed into heroin. the taliban are not stopping drug production, in fact they have been taxing it for years, but they don t want journalists
the black paste secretly. now they ve been allowed to open up stores in markets. we are driving through a bazaar where opium is being sold openly. much of it is then going to be processed into heroin. the taliban are not stopping drug production in fact, they ve been taxing it for years. they don t want journalists to see it being traded. that is why we are filming from inside the car. you call yourselves an islamic government but you are allowing drug production. isn t that hypocritical? translation: under the islamic emirate, before 2001, the growing and selling of opium dropped to zero. right now we re to find alternatives. we cannot take this away from people without offering them something else. eradicating this is good for us in the international community, so the world should help too. for years, poorfarmers have relied on opium to provide
increasingly now, crystal nath. around 80% of the world s heroin supply originates from here. afghanistan s opium poppy fields. before the taliban takeover, opium traders paid off corrupt officials and sold the black paced secretly. now they have been allowed to open up now they have been allowed to open up stores in markets. through a bizarre way opium is being sold openly. much of it is then going to be processed into heroin. the taliban are not stopping drug production, in fact, they have been taxing it for years. they don t want journalists to see it being traded. that is why we are filming from inside the car.