Thursday, November 14, 2013

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN | ummid.com

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN | ummid.com
The 2013 Afghanistan Opium Survey, released in Kabul by the Afghan ministry of counter narcotics and UNODC, said the area under cultivation rose to 209,000 hectares from last year's total of 154,000 hectares -- higher than the peak of 193,000 hectares in 2007.