Photo of Shaddle Bazaar courtesy of the BBC
At first glance, it looks like any other normal market offering everyday goods.
But in reality, this is one of Afghanistan's biggest opium markets.
Farmers from Nangarhar and other adjacent provinces bring opium to Shaddle to sell. Much of it comes from Nangarhar and Helmand - two of Afghanistan's biggest opium-producing provinces.
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Thousands of kilos of opium are bought and sold every day. Inside an Afghan opium market (more) By Bilal Sarwary, Shaddle Bazaar, eastern Afghanistan
Mark Alexander