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CIA launched operation to weaken Afghanistan opium production

A covert operation by the CIA between 2004 and 2015 saw the US drop modified poppy seeds in Afghanistan to degrade the potency of opium in the country.

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13 November, 2025
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Taliban say order restored after Afghan opium poppy protests

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A Taliban fighter raises the movementÕs flag as they take a tour of the military assets that were left behind on the military airbase side of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in the wake of the American forces completing their withdrawal from the country in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)
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Taliban chief orders ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 April, 2022
Afghan farmers prepare poppy bulbs for harvest by slicing them with razors in the field May 16, 2002 near the city of Kandahar, in southern Aghanistan
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Virus and war pushes Afghans towards opium farming

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29 August, 2020
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Gunman killed nine homeless drug users in Kabul

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17 February, 2020
Afghan farmers harvest opium - AFP
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Society
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Iran witnesses opium plague as drug addiction soars

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

25 June, 2017
Iranian men smoke opium in a tent in
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A new way to get stoned in Iran

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26 October, 2015