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The area of land under opium cultivation increased by 32% last year.
Afghanistan relies on informal money changers more than banks.
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The Taliban have at least five significant potential sources of revenue as they begin to govern Afghanistan again.
An Afghan boy collects raw opium east of Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2018.
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As the Taliban, warlords and corrupt public officials vie for drug profits and power, it will fuel even more instability in the country.