Taliban supreme leader bans poppy cultivation in Afghanistan

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Taliban supreme leader bans poppy cultivation in Afghanistan

STORY: Taliban supreme leader bans poppy cultivation in Afghanistan DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID, Chief spokesman of Afghanistan's caretaker government 3. various of street views in Kabul 4. various of poppy fields STORYLINE: The Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday banned in a decree the cultivation of opium poppy and trade of opium in Afghanistan, the Taliban-led caretaker government confirmed. SOUNDBITE (Dari): ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID, Chief spokesman of Afghanistan's caretaker government "As per the decree of the supreme leader of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), all Afghans are informed that from now on, cultivation of poppy has been strictly prohibited across the country. In addition, the usage, transportation, trade, export and import of all types of narcotics such as alcohol, heroin, tablet K (street name for a drug with stimulant effects that often

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