Afghanistan Is Growing More Opium Than Ever Ahead of US Withdrawal
Afghanistan is growing more opium than ever ahead of US withdrawal
The UN's drug agency today announced that opium cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record high in 2013, raising concerns over the country's security and stability ahead of next year's withdrawal of American troops. According … UNODC's executive …
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Opium Production in Afghanistan Hits Record High
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose to a new high of more than 200,000 hectares in 2013, a 36% increase over last year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said Wednesday. The report, part of the agency's annual survey, indicates a …
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Afghan opium crop soared this year, UN says
The U.N. report says Afghan narcotics police have tripled their effectiveness in recent years, confiscating "well over 10%" of the country's opium production. But it says the numbers of arrests, prosecutions and convictions of powerful figures in the …
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