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Does a viral video prove how most Yemenis live?
No. It shows the people in that clip. It cannot establish national prevalence, household expenditure, medical diagnoses or political affiliation.
Why cannot Yemen simply ban the crop?
A ban would affect producers and workers as well as consumers. The World Bank’s historical findings show why any durable reduction must account for income and credible farming alternatives.
Yemen does not need the world to pretend khat has no cost. It needs the world to ask who pays when that cost is ignored, and who pays when a supposed solution destroys an income without replacing it. Share the evidence behind those questions, rather than the unverified chart or the latest joke about a stranger’s cheek.
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