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Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world's opium, the key ingredient for the drug heroin. When the Taliban took over, they banned poppy farming completely. 3 years on, how has this measure been implemented and how is it affecting people? Yama Bariz and Mamoon Durrani from the 麻豆社's Afghan service discuss the effectiveness of the Taliban's poppy eradication campaign and explain how the trade is moving to Pakistan. Plus, what's behind the success of 麻豆社 L锚, the online platform where you can listen to 麻豆社 articles in Portuguese, with World Service editor Silvia Salek. And the re-opening of the Saint Georges Hotel in Beirut, with Joya Berbery from 麻豆社 Arabic.

This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with 麻豆社 journalists from all around the world.

Presented by Faranak Amidi
Produced by Alice Gioia and Caroline Ferguson
This is an EcoAudio certified production.

(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)