Taliban Poppy Ban Worsens Poverty in Afghanistan, Experts Warn

The blanket’s ban on poppy cultivation by the Taliban Emir was worsening the terrible Afghan economic situation and could lead to armed rebellion to the Islamic regime, experts said. This is a crazy policy at the worst time that is possible,” said William Byrd, Afghan senior expert at the Institute of Peace A.S., in response to VOA’s questions on the […]