US EditionHow Pakistan has become opium capital of the world with Afghan expertise
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Satellite images suggest that by the end of the year Pakistan could overcome Afghanistan in drug production, whose profits end up among the various terrorist groups in the south-western province. Here plantations grow together with the attacks. The separatist groups and the repression of the army have also recently added the actions of the Islamic State against the local population.
How Pakistan has become opium capital of the world with Afghan expertise
Sprawling poppy fields in Pakistan's Balochistan have overtaken those in Afghanistan, which produced 80% of the world's opium. The Taliban's 2022 ban on poppy farming in Afghanistan pushed cultivators into Pakistan. With Afghan expertise and share-croppers, Pakistan has become the world's new opium hub.
How Pakistan is taking over from Afghanistan as the world’s opium capital
The Taliban, since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021 after the exit of the United States, has cracked down on the opium trade. Now, satellite images show that the cultivation of poppy – whose seeds comprise the raw material for heroin – has moved across the border to Pakistan’s Balochistan. The images revealed massive […] The post How Pakistan is taking over from Afghanistan as the world’s opium capital appeared first on OODAloop.
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