Opium poppy cultivation has increased in Afghanistan says the UN Survey 2017. Southern Afghnaistan that borders pakistan has accounted for a steep 60 per cent increase in the area under poppy. UN survey The total area under opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was estimated at 328,000 hectares in 2017, a 63% increase or 127,000 hectares …
Afghanistan has seen a 20 per cent increase in area under poppy cultivation. Revenue from narcotics trade has been the mainstay of Taliban. Washington is now attempting to stymie the Taliban stride by targeting Taliban-run “drug labs” Pentagon has released videos to show American airstrikes against Taliban-run “drug labs” in Helmand province on Monday, Nov …
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has seen a ten per cent increase in the area but drug production a whopping 43 per cent, according to the UNODC Survey 2016. It accounts for third highest level increase in more than two decades, and coincides with a surge in Taliban insurgency. Poppy cultivation is spreading to new areas, …