September 02, 2006

Afghanistan Opium Cultivation Skyrockets

MSNBC.com
September 2, 2006

Afghanistan’s world-leading opium cultivation rose a staggering 60 percent this year, the U.N. anti-drugs chief announced Saturday. Afghan crops total 92 percent of world’s supply, exceed global consumption. The bulk of the opium increase was in lawless Helmand province, where cultivation rose 162 percent and accounted for 42 percent of the Afghan crop.

No comments: