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Especially now since Afghanistan is back in Taliban hands. According to this statistics[1] Afghanistan was producing the lion share of the world's opium but tha
by sharpshadow 2y ago
Especially now since Afghanistan is back in Taliban hands. According to this statistics[1] Afghanistan was producing the lion share of the world's opium but that must have changed significantly now after the US left the country.
1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58308494 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58308494
- actionfromafar 2y agoY̶e̶s̶,̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶n̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶d̶u̶c̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶̶m̶o̶r̶e̶̶ ̶o̶p̶i̶u̶m̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶o̶i̶n̶.̶ Edit: I misunderstood the article.
- lukan 2y agoWell, the UN for example says different. 95% reduction in 2023. So effectivly allmost banned completely. But you maybe have better sources? https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2023/November/afghanistan-opium-cultivation-in-2023-declined-95-per-cent-following-drug-ban_-new-unodc-survey.html https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2023/November/...
- herbst 2y agoTo my understanding the whole US being there and basically allowing the opium trade thing was what made heroin so fucking cheap the recent years, which it isn't anymore. There definitely seems to be a connection here
- kevinsync 2y agoIndeed, they're producing a bunch of meth now. Ephedra grows abundantly way up in the mountains, and the trade routes to Pakistan and Iran are already established. [0] https://cen.acs.org/policy/global-health/Afghanistans-crystal-meth-boom-rooted/99/i13 https://cen.acs.org/policy/global-health/Afghanistans-crysta... [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/afghanistan-meth-opium-drug-industry/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/afghan...