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Chronicle Book Review: Opium's Orphans

The history of drug prohibition is increasingly well-trodden territory, but with Opium's Orphans, British historian P.E. Caquet brings a fascinating new perspective embedded in a sweeping narrative and fortified with an erudite grasp of the broad global historical context.
The opium poppy is an economic mainstay in Afghanistan. Can the Taliban really suppress it? (UNODC)
The opium poppy is an economic mainstay in Afghanistan. Can the Taliban really suppress it? (UNODC)

The Taliban Announces a Ban on Opium. Really? [FEATURE]

On April 3, the Taliban announced a ban on drug cultivation in Afghanistan, for years the world's dominant opium producer, accounting for more than 80 percent of the global supply