26 August 2007

Afghanistan will produce record levels of opium in 2007, reports. According to a new United Nations survey released Monday, the area under opium cultivation rose to 193,000 hectares from 165,000 in 2006, and increase of 17 percent. The total opium harvest will be 8,200 tonnes, up 34 percent over last year and twice the amount produced two years ago.

The report notes a widening North-South divide. A significant drop...

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