Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can’t feed their children

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Afghan farmers say the Taliban's poppy ban is undermining their ability to feed their children, suggesting the restriction is faltering. Afghanistan was formerly a major source of the world's opium, used to produce medicines such as morphine as well as heroin.

In years gone by, Afghanistan's poppy fields produced about 80% of the world's opium, used in the manufacture of morphine as well as heroin.