Afghanistan Tries to Stamp Out Opium Again - The New York Times - 0 views
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For years, opium has been the monster too big to slay. One Afghan government after another has pledged to stamp out opium production and trafficking, only to prove unable to resist billions of dollars in illicit profits.
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But after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, opium taxes and smuggling helped fuel the Taliban’s own 20-year insurgency.
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The Taliban announced on April 3 that poppy cultivation had been outlawed, with violators to be punished under Shariah law.
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