Taliban crackdown on opium is working, and how

June 06, 2023 22:38

Reuters

'Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world's opium. Heroin made from Afghan opium makes up 95% of the market in Europe.

'The BBC has now travelled in Afghanistan -- and used satellite analysis -- to examine the effects of the direct action on opium poppy cultivation.

'The Taliban leaders appear to have been more successful cracking down on cultivation than anyone ever has,' reports Yogita Limaye for BBC from Afghanistan, here.

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