Great article but you missed some details about Afghanistan. The Taliban banned opium production in 2000 which resulted in a 95% drop in production. Once the NATO+ forces invaded in 2001 and established control the production returned to it’s previous levels until the Taliban resumed control of the country in 2022.
Great reporting! I’m sure you’ve come across it already but Kristina Lyon’s Vital Decomposition has a lot to contribute to the perspective of peasant farmers in the global drug trade
Great article but you missed some details about Afghanistan. The Taliban banned opium production in 2000 which resulted in a 95% drop in production. Once the NATO+ forces invaded in 2001 and established control the production returned to it’s previous levels until the Taliban resumed control of the country in 2022.
Great reporting! I’m sure you’ve come across it already but Kristina Lyon’s Vital Decomposition has a lot to contribute to the perspective of peasant farmers in the global drug trade
Thank you for reading, Greg! This is a great suggestion, we will look into it!