Afghanistan’s drug trade is booming two years after US withdrawal
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The drug trade in Afghanistan is booming two years after the U.S. withdrew from the country, with methamphetamine and heroin being the country's largest products.
Opium cultivation spiked 32% in the first year after Taliban forces took control of the country, with sales rising from $425 million in 2021 to $1.4 billion in 2022. Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Taliban's interior ministry insisted that the industry will be crippled within four years.
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