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This week’s Gandhara Briefing brings you insights into the tensions between erstwhile allies Pakistan and the Taliban and the Afghan farmers who oppose the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation. We also profile Shehbaz Sharif and explain why Imran Khan is down but not out.

Afghan farmers were upset when the Taliban banned opium cultivation this month and experts say the Taliban's cash-strapped, pariah government is unlikely to provide alternative livelihoods for the farmers.