On the contrary. Taliban increased poppy fields by 50 percent in 2020 and they are also pushing meth through their channels. Taliban budget estimated at 2 bilion dollars is supported chiefly by opium trade...
Given all of the other Islamic laws they bend or break, do you really think it’s unlikely that someone desperately in need of operating funds has found a distinction between using drugs themselves and selling them to others?
Is this intentional, desired policy on their part or more of a "means to an end?" I understood it that, historically, the Taliban were anti-opium. I suppose if Western nations pursue a North Korean containment style policy, that this would continue similar to NK methamphetamine operations.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/19/taliban-expanding-drug-...