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   disruption in water and power supplies. This led to a swift spread of   
   poppy cultivation; being a drought-resistant crop, the poppy requires   
   little water to flourish, it is tough and can withstand wide   
   temperature variations and, above all, the crop has Taliban   
   protection.   
      
   The province is now the top opium-producing region in Afghanistan.   
      
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