Afghanistan Opium Cultivation
Afghanistan: Large number of farmers now depend on opium cultivation for survival, says SIGAR
Kabul: The struggle of people in Afghanistan is becoming more intense and even forcing farmers in the country to depend on opium poppies cultivation for their livelihood.
This is becoming yet another challenge for the Taliban administration of the country to deal with narcotics prohibition.
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has issued a warning concerning the consequences of outlawing drug cultivation in Afghanistan based on reports from India, Tajikistan, and the US that drug trafficking has increased since the Taliban took power, reports Khaama Press.
Millions of farmers are reportedly experiencing tough hardships without any other option to earn a living, in severe unemployment conditions, as a result of the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah’s official order to ban the cultivation, smuggling, buying, and selling of narcotics in March of this year.
After the Taliban took control, the embargo and suspension of international aid increased dependence on opium cultivation income, according to a report by SIGAR on Wednesday, October 19, which cited the US Department of State, reports Khaama Press.
Drug trafficking has reportedly increased recently, according to India, which claims that it started to rise after the previous Afghan government was ousted.
The cultivation and trafficking of drugs have nearly doubled since the Taliban took power, according to the Tajik Ministry of Interior, which made the statement at the international and regional conference on combating terrorism.
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