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'Withdrawal symptoms': Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban
Video Credit: AFP English
Published on May 26, 2023 - Duration: 02:52s
'Withdrawal symptoms': Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban
In a secluded compound in south Afghanistan men hack down an opium poppy crop, enforcing a Taliban government order to wean the nation off the narcotic plant.
Last April, Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada declared poppy cultivation "strictly prohibited".