Afghan farmers suffered over $1 billion income loss due to the Taliban s ban on poppy cultivation, a UN report showed. The ban, imposed in April 2022, caused a 95% drop in opium cultivation. This downturn has significant economic and humanitarian repercussions, affecting livelihoods and potentially leading to illegal activities like drug trafficking.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, April 20 (Xinhua) Afghanistan Kandahar, Helmand and Zabul provinces have always been close to the heart of the world opium, and later