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Iran's drug problem: Addicts 'more than double' in six years
Getty Images The production of opium sap, derived from poppy fields, has surged in Afghanistan Afghanistan produces some 90% of the world's opium, which is extracted from poppy resin and refined ...
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Afghanistan: How much opium is produced and what's the Taliban's record?
The Taliban claims opium poppy cultivation was stopped and the flow of illegal drugs halted when it was last in power in Afghanistan. But although there was a sharp drop in 2001 - when it was last ...
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UN Drug Experts Say Opium Production Has Leveled off in Myanmar, but Instability May Trigger a Rise
UN Drug Experts Say Opium Production Has Leveled off in Myanmar, but Instability May Trigger a Rise BANGKOK (AP) — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world ...
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The Taliban’s ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on opium poppy crops in Afghanistan
Analysis of satellite images by Alcis indicates that the “scale ... The “lion’s share” of the country’s opium poppies are grown in the south and southwest regions, where satellite ...