The Taliban have banned the cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan, according to a Sunday decree from the group’s top commander. The decree was issued by the Islamic organization’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, who also banned other substances. The order also prohibits the “use, transport, trade, export and import of all types of narcotics,” including alcohol, hashish, and heroin. “If anyone violates the decree” against poppy cultivation, “the crop will be destroyed immediately and the violator will be treated according to the Sharia law,” according to a statement …
Read More
