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Afghan opium crop plummets after Taliban ban – UN report
Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of global opium but a Taliban ban has cut that to a fraction.
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Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of global opium but a Taliban ban has cut that to a fraction.
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