UN Report Reveals Massive Afghan Opium Stockpiles Sustaining Narcotics Trade Despite Taliban Ban
22 Jul 2024
Afghanistan still holds substantial opium stockpiles, sufficient to meet the needs of narcotics trafficking networks despite a poppy cultivation ban by the Taliban, according to a United Nations Security Council report. The UN team monitoring sanctions on the Taliban highlighted that due to these large reserves, the narcotics trade remains...
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