In 2024, Afghanistan is facing a second year of the Taliban's poppy ban, significantly reducing poppy cultivation, though some areas like Badakhshan continue to resist, leading to violent clashes. Despite efforts to enforce the ban, including crop destruction, many farmers have turned to other crops or left their land fallow due to the lack of viable alternatives and economic hardships. The Taliban's heavy-handed approach, coupled with ethnic tensions and the absence of non-farm job opportuniti...