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In defense of opium poppies

I was at a curator’s talk on the current show at the Ashmolean, Oxford’s art museum, yesterday. The exhibition is called In ...
The Washington Post

As climate change imperils Taliban’s shift from opium, impact could be felt worldwide

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two years after the Taliban banned opium, Afghan farmers turning to alternative crops are discovering that many no longer grow easily here because of the impact of climate ...