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Poppy cultivation rises sharply in Afghanistan

Monday, 24 October 2016 3:57 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 24 October 2016 3:59 PM ]

In this photograph taken on April 19, 2016, an Afghan farmer harvests opium sap from a poppy field in the Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province. (Photo by AFP)

Amin Alemi
Press TV, Kabul

The United Nations has reported a 10% rise in opium production in Afghanistan in the first half of 2016. Despite the Afghan government’s counter-narcotics measures, the country is estimated to produce around 90% of the world's total opium. Press TV’s Amin Alemi reports from Kabul.

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