The Myth of ‘Afghan Black’ (2): The cultural history of hashish consumption in Afghanistan
Fabrizio Foschini
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Jelena Bjelica
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Obaid Ali
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Hashish or chars is a fairly common substance in Afghanistan. Its use, without ever attaining the levels of mass consumption that characterise other lightly-intoxicating substances in other war-torn countries, like the chewing of qat in Yemen or Somalia, for example, has remained relatively widespread. This does not mean that it is condoned by society: hashish-users, known as […]
Context and Culture
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