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Afghanistan: How much opium is produced and what's the Taliban's record?
The Taliban claims opium poppy cultivation was stopped and the flow of illegal drugs halted when it was last in power in Afghanistan. But although there was a sharp drop in 2001 - when it was last ...
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What We Learned Talking to the Taliban’s Most Fearsome Leader
By Christina Goldbaum Christina Goldbaum has reported from Afghanistan for more than three years, arriving in Kabul just before the Taliban seized power in 2021. Oct. 24, 2024 For three years ...
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Taliban carries out public execution in sports stadium in Afghanistan
Young Taliban fighters patrol the streets of Kabul. The Taliban Supreme Court on Wednesday announced the public execution of a convicted murderer in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia.
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Taliban eyes Trump reset with $9 billion in reserves at stake
The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan said it wants a fresh start with the US under President-elect Donald Trump and secure long-sought access to more than $9 billion of the nation’s foreign ...
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World Opens to the Taliban Despite Their Shredding of Women’s Rights
Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Kabul ...