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2023-06-08 Afghanistan

Poppy Cultivation in South of Afghanistan Down by 80%: Report

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Posted by trailing wife 2023-06-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top
File under: Taliban/IEA

#1 I guess the CIA has figured out that fentanyl is the future.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-06-08 07:28|| 2023-06-08 07:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Yesterday, there was an article about the rise in opium production under the Taliban. Should we average the two articles?

Posted by Super Hose 2023-06-08 07:36|| 2023-06-08 07:36|| Front Page Top

#3 In the late 1990's, the Taliban also cracked down on poppy cultivation when overproduction drove the price way down. They are a cartel.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-06-08 08:43|| 2023-06-08 08:43|| Front Page Top

#4 In other news: National Kennel Club closes office in Pyongyang.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-06-08 08:48|| 2023-06-08 08:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Dogs rescued from Chinese meat trade arrive at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris as they head to their new homes in the UK

Posted by Skidmark 2023-06-08 08:54|| 2023-06-08 08:54|| Front Page Top

#6 in Afghanistan has been reduced to levels not seen since 2001 with cultivation in the south of the country down by at least 80% compared with last year, when the Taliban banned the growing of poppies for opium.

Hmm.

And confirmed poppy fields can be notice by overhead sensor technologies.

Double Hmm.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-06-08 12:38|| 2023-06-08 12:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Poss due to Fatah masses decline?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-06-08 20:38|| 2023-06-08 20:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Dogs rescued from Chinese meat trade arrive at Charles de Gaulle

Sacré bleu! Am I too late to adopt some?

Posted by citoyen du 13e 2023-06-08 22:54|| 2023-06-08 22:54|| Front Page Top

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