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In a Village of Widows, the Opium Trade Has Taken a Deadly Toll

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIMComments Off on In a Village of Widows, the Opium Trade Has Taken a Deadly Toll
Afghan men in an impoverished border settlement die trying to smuggle opium into Iran, leaving behind loved ones forced to survive on their own.
Tagged Afghanistan, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Drug Abuse and Traffic, Herat (Afghanistan), Iran, Smuggling, Taliban
DAVID ZUCCHINO and NAJIM RAHIM
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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