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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over (apnews.com)

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[–] moujikman@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

Drug trade: Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium, which can be refined to make heroin.

The illicit drug trade isn't just heroin, it's moving opioids into India so they can be resold to the pharmaceutical industry for our legal-opioid epidemic.