{
  "id": 17022171,
  "title": "Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation surges despite Taliban govt ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-surges-despite-taliban-govt-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:55:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1566137/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-surges-despite-taliban-govt-ban"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KABUL: Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan more than quadrupled in 2026 despite a Taliban government ban, the United Nations said Thursday, urging that impoverished farmers needed alternatives to the lucrative crop.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation surges despite Taliban govt ban: UN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-surges-despite-taliban-govt-ban-un",
        "published": "2026-10-29T07:35:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}