More on Afghanistan’s opium production
I’m following up my previous posts. I came across another article on the problem and found it very comprehensive.
Opium production in Afghanistan will drop according to estimates
This is partly due to anti-drug measures, but unfortunately also due to drought. See the article here.
NATO agrees to fight drug trade in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the biggest opium producer in the world. It is estimated that in 2007 93% of the drugs made from opium and its derivatives on the world market came from Afghanistan. Apparently there is more land in Afghanistan used for opium production than there is land used for cocaine production in Latin America…
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