Opium sold in Afghan markets despite Taliban ban pledge

Bags of opium are openly sold to smugglers in Afghanistan's Helmand Province despite the Taliban's pledge to halt opium cultivation, with farmers seeing the market as the only way to earn money and feed their families. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com