While the economy teeters on the brink of collapse, vendors at an opium market in southern Afghanistan say prices for their goods have skyrocketed since the Taliban takeover. Plunging his knife into a large plastic bag filled with four kilograms (nine pounds) of what looks like brown mud, Amanullah, who asked to use a fake name, extracts a lump and places it in a small cup
The new Taliban rulers insist Afghans need to stay and rebuild their conflict-ravaged country. Pakistani counterparts in Chaman are also stopping those attempting to cross.
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Afghanistan Conflict The new Taliban rulers insist Afghans need to stay and rebuild their conflict ravaged country Afghanistan Conflict The new Taliban rulers insist Afghans need to stay and rebuild their conflict ravaged country