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Afghanistan supplies virtually all of the world’s illegal opium. For Afghans themselves, however, feelings about poppy are conflicted: It’s harmful to their …

 

Part 1 of an 8 part series on youtube documenting the opium-growing process and how the Taliban manages it.  Agricultural production and rural land use can absolutely play a huge role in geopolitics and cultural patterns and processes, as evidenced by this example.  For more resources on the Afghanistan drug issue, see: www.scoop.it/t/funding-the-taliban-with-opium

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