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Afghanistan: Taliban government bans poppy cultivation
Kabul: Taliban Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada on Sunday issued a decree where he banned poppy cultivation as well as the use and trafficking of all types of illicit drugs.
The decree, read by Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabihullah Maujahid, says there is a “strict ban” on the use and trafficking of “all types of illicit drugs” such as alcoholic beverages, heroin, “Tablet K”, hashish and others, reports Tolo News.
The decree also banned production of illicit drugs.
“If anyone violates the decree and cultivates poppy, their crop will be destroyed and the violator will be punished based on the Sharia law,” the decree says.
“The enforcement of this decree is mandatory. Violators will be prosecuted and punished by judiciaries,” the decree reads.
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