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Afghan overdose #photo#Afghanistan Opium poppies have been cultivated in Afghanistan for centuries. It's now the world’s largest opium producer, providing more than 80% of the world’s supply. The opium poppy is the main precursor to drugs like heroin, morphine, and codeine. When the Taliban seized power, they vowed to ban poppy farming. Raw opium has tripled in price since. Smugglers pay up to $146 per kilogram compared to $43 before the Taliban takeover. The UN estimates that the opium trade accounts for almost 11% of Afghanistan’s GDP. Poppies are one of the few cash crops available to Afghan farmers. Locals claim that there is no legal crop that can replace the income from growing poppies, and say they will die of starvation. These photos are from six years ago, when an RT Documentary crew travelled to film the blooming poppy fields and the failing battle against narcotics production. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary