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Resilience Amidst Restrictions: Afghan Farmers and Musicians Navigate Taliban's Ban on Poppy and Music

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Resilience Amidst Restrictions: Afghan Farmers and Musicians Navigate Taliban's Ban on Poppy and Music

In Afghanistan, musicians defy music ban to keep traditions alive

ABC News

In Afghanistan, musicians defy music ban to keep traditions alive

Music has been banned in Afghanistan for five years, with the ruling Taliban only allowing religious tunes

UN reports a sharp rise in Afghanistan poppy cultivation despite a Taliban ban

ABC News

UN reports a sharp rise in Afghanistan poppy cultivation despite a Taliban ban

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reports a sharp rise in poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan over the past year

Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation surges despite Taliban government ban: UN

The Hindu

Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation surges despite Taliban government ban: UN

Afghanistan’s 2022 crackdown drove cultivated areas down from more than 2,00,000 hectares to 10,000 hectares in 2025

Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children

The Straits Times

Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children

BABA YUSUF, Afghanistan, Oct 29 - Carpets still hang on the walls of Mohammad Dawood’s home in a northern Afghanistan village, and ornate mirrors still catch the light, relics of the years when a...

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