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Who is response of this surge in opium production in Afghanistan?

Opium production in Afghanistan increased almost 50 percent. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime disclosed this in their report, which was released today in Vienna.

UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa said that the insurgency-plagued southern province of Helmand is becoming the center of supply.

Who is response of this surge in opium production?

Thanks to Americans opium production in Afghanistan is now controlled by the Pashtun since the downfall of the Taliban in 2001. Taliban religious militia had nearly wiped out opium production in Afghanistan during their rule.


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