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The Once Booming Drug Town Going Bust Under Taliban Rule

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Funding its war against the United States, the Taliban reaped millions from boom towns trading opium, heroin and meth. Victorious, the group crushed the trade, leaving ghost towns in its wake.



Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-heroin-taliban.html

Author : Azam Ahmed and Bryan Denton

Publish date : 2024-12-18 14:12:29

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