| 1979 | Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. Mujahaddin cultivate opium to buy weapons. |
| 1989 | Afghanistan produces 35 percent of the world’s opium. |
| 1999 | Afghanistan becomes the world’s largest producer of opium. |
| 2000 | The Taliban outlaw opium poppy cultivation. |
| 2001 | During U.S. attacks on Afghanistan, farmers start planting opium poppies. |
| 2002 | The Afghan Interim Administration issues a ban on opium poppy cultivation. |
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