Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن
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Journalist. Editor for Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan in the Central Newsroom at @RFERL. Email: [email protected]
10-10-2011 12:03:27
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Taliban announces ban on opium production in #Afghanistan .
But question remains: is Taliban actually willing or able to ban opium?
Afghans in poor rural areas depend on the drug trade to survive. Also, drugs bring in significant revenue for Taliban.