Drugs are deeply embedded in Afghanistan’s economy, and under the Taliban, trade is flourishing. While the country has long been linked with heroin, in recent years it has also emerged as a significant producer of methamphetamine – a highly addictive drug. Bakwa in the southwest of the country has become a hub for manufacturing facilities. Located in the Farah province, which shares a 290-kilometre border with Iran, the Abdul Wadood Bazar is an open-air drug market where producers sell their products. “It’s a wholesale market, hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine, and ephedra – known here …

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