Anarchy is Good for Business: Afghani Opium Production Jumps 43%

‘According to the UN report, compiled in coordination with the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics, total opium poppy production amounted to 4,800 metric tons in 2016, with rising production triggered in part by a 91% decrease in eradication efforts, due to the poor security situation on the ground and a lack of specialized funding and logistics.
Following the US-UK and NATO invasion in 2001, Afghanistan has grown to become the source of over 90% of the world’s heroin.’
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