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Afghanistan's opium production fell 10 percent last year and prices are at their lowest in a decade, meaning "the bottom is starting to fall out" of
Afghanistan's former anti-drug czar has warned that opium poppy cultivation will dramatically increase as foreign combat troops head home,
Insecurity and rising opium prices drove Afghan farmers to increase cultivation of the illicit opium poppy by 7 percent in 2011 despite a major
Poverty and corruption are pervasive in Afghanistan and opium production is rampant, . Afghan opium poppy cultivation, yields an estimate of only 4.3%. 2
UN: Afghan opium production up by 61% under NATO's watch War & Military.
Afghan opium production — documented as a significant revenue source for the terrorist insurgency in the country — has fallen by 48 per cent
According to UN figures, much of the blame lies with a 15-fold increase in Afghan opium production since 2001, the year Canadian soldiers
t r u t h o u t: Efforts by the United Nations (UN), the US military and the Indian government to curb opium production in Afghanistan since 2007
Around 90% of the world's opium comes from Afghanistan, according to the office , which carries out an annual survey of production there.
Revenue from opium production in Afghanistan soared by 133 per cent last year to about $1.4-billion, or about one-tenth of the country's GDP,
Other reasons cited include high rainfall in some areas, drought in others, free seeds for alternatives such as wheat and good prices for food crops.
Afghanistan still world's top opium supplier, despite 10 years of US-led war. Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 61% this year compared
U.S., Afghan and NATO forces that stormed Marjah in February were ordered to Opium poppy cultivation dropped 33 percent last year in the
Kabul 23 June 2011 - Global opium poppy cultivation reached some 195700 hectares (ha) in 2010, a small increase over 2009, shows the
In the case of Kandahar, Helmand and Urozgan provinces, which collectively produced 80% of the total amount of opium in Afghanistan last
Opium production in Afghanistan, which fuels the Taliban insurgency, is set to rise by nearly two-thirds.
The report, which takes a global look at drug production, says Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium - the raw material used to make heroin.
A new survey by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) indicates that the value of opium in Afghanistan soared by 133% in 2011 over the
The increased price of opium may lead many farmers to start or restart cultivating the crop. Afghanistan produces about 90 percent of the
A new finding from the UN's Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011 says opium production is surging in Afghanistan.. Watch Video about Afghanistan
Kabul, Jan 13 (IBNS): The price of opium in Afghanistan rose dramatically last year, according to a joint survey by the United Nations and the
Not surprisingly, Afghan drug production soared to record levels under the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. Opium
October 2010, a UNODC survey “Afghanistan opium production set to rise 61 per cent” reported the cultivation of the poppy crop reached
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Nearly 80% of the opium grown in Afghanistan is being produced in provinces in the south, including Helmand and Kandahar, which are
Drought and anti-drug campaigns helped slash Afghanistan's opium poppy cultivation by 19 percent this year compared with 2007, but Taliban
Afghanistan's major product is opium and opium production has increased remarkably during the present war. The current NATO military
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011 - Summary Findings. Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131000 hectares in 2011, 7 per
World Drug Report 2011: Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan remained stable, the global trend driven by increases in Myanmar. Kabul 23 June
KABUL (Reuters) - The poppy economy in Afghanistan, which provides a financial lifeline for insurgents in the war-torn country, has grown
According to a United Nations report, opium production in Afghanistan has risen by 61% this year compared with 2010.
Afghanistan's opium production is expected to exceed 1999's record high of 4581 tons in 2004. Sources in the US administration and the UK Foreign Office have
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In a recent interview, Batyrshin told CCIR, "The heroin problem is a direct result of opium production in Afghanistan and whether we want it or
KABUL, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Opium production is estimated to increase 61 percent this year in insurgency-hit Afghanistan, a United Nations
2 September 2009 - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is down 22 per cent, opium production is down 10 per cent, while prices are at a
Export earnings from Afghan opiates may be worth $2.4 billion, equivalent to 15 per cent of GDP.
Taliban insurgents and farmers will take advantage of the withdrawal to increase poppy production, said General Khodaidad. Afghanistan already produces
Despite reports a year later, in December 2003, that violence had
More land is used in Afghanistan for Opium production than Coco cultivation in Latin America. Nearly 90% (to be precise 89%) of Opium is now
Afghanistan's opium production halved in 2010 but soaring prices may encourage farmers to go back to opium cultivation, warned UNODC in
See also: Opium production in Afghanistan and Illegal drug trade. Opium production has fallen greatly since 1906, when
Afghan opium production rises from 250 tons in 1982 to 2000 tons in 1991, coinciding with CIA support and funding of the mujaheddin. Alfred McCoy, a
The report published in the Afghan capital, Kabul, shows that a slight decrease in poppy cultivation can be expected in 2011, despite the
Afghan opium production 'halved' - BBCx365. Opium production in Afghanistan has almost halved in the past year, a United Nations report
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Kabul, Oct 11 (IANS) Opium production in Afghanistan has increased by 61 percent in 2011 in comparison with 2010, a UN report released
policies impose a heavy burden on Afghanistan. And finally, even if the country were able to make progress in reducing opium production, in the absence of
Islam Times - A recent UN report says the production of opium and the illicit drug's value soared in Afghanistan last year, despite the presence
Afghanistan's major product is opium and opium production has increased remarkably during It is reported to be Afghanistan's main opium-producing area.
KABUL -- The production of opium in Afghanistan, a key source of income for the Taliban, is set to increase by 62 percent this year despite
Afghan Opium Production. Opuim profits are up 133%. That is parially due to a plant disease in 2010 that destroyed the poppy crop (why isn't
This paper contains an evaluation of the Taliban crackdown against opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. Afghanistan was the main source
A poppy field in Afghanistan, where amount of opium produced is set to fall. Poor harvest: the amount of opium produced in the poppy fields of
Vienna, MTT News Desk: The full Afghan Opium Survey for 2011 points to a dramatic 133 per cent increase in the farm-gate value of opium compared with 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — Revenue from opium production in Afghanistan soared by 133 per cent last year to about $1.4 billion, or about
"The Afghan Interim Administration banned opium production in January 2002, but by then most opium fields were already sown," the report said.
Yury Fedotov, executive director of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, said in a statement that "opium is therefore a significant part of the Afghan economy.
Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 61% this year compared with driven farmers to expand cultivation of the illicit opium poppy by 7% in
A UN report says Afghan poppy production is set to rise by nearly two-thirds in 2011.
study by the Donor Assessment Mission to Afghanistan came to similar conclusions. See “The Impact of the. Taliban Prohibition on Opium Poppy Cultivation in
KABUL — Revenue from opium production in Afghanistan soared by 133 percent last year to about $1.4 billion, or about one-tenth of the
Afghan opium production American troops had been welcomed as liberators in the Afghan countryside because the Taliban had banned the
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The UN's spin: land area devoted to opium production in Afghanistan dropped by about one-fifth from the year before, a dramatic decrease. The rest of the story:
UN monitors believe Afghan's poppy producers are ramping up production to make a killing. Disease cut production in Afghanistan last year,
Opium production in Afghanistan has been halved, but with supply dwindling, prices might increase and entice farmers to start growing the illicit
For decades poppy cultivation has been the number one cash crop for many Afghan farmers, and nearly 80 percent of the world's opium supply
Opium production declined, however, by 38 percent -- to 4860 tons -- due to a blight that wiped out much of the opium harvest in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has been the greatest illicit opium producer in the entire world, ahead of Burma (Myanmar) and the "Golden Triangle" since 1992, excluding the
A combination of poor growing conditions and government and military interdiction contributed to decreased opium production in Afghanistan
Kabul, Oct 11: Opium production in Afghanistan has increased by 61 percent in 2011 in comparison with 2010, a UN report released here said
Afghanistan shows increase, prices set to rise. UNAMA. Kabul/Vienna, 11 October 2011 - Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached
Opium production in Afghanistan rises by 61% this year compared with 2010, says the UN, as farmers expand poppy cultivation because of
A UN survey report predicts a drop in Afghanistan's poppy farming in the southern Helmand province even as new regions are expected to
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime recently released the “2011 Afghan Opium Survey,” finding that 17 Afghan provinces produce
Opium cultivation in the area of Afghanistan where most British troops are based dropped by a third this year, a report revealed today.
for 52 percent of Afghanistan's gross domestic product (GDP).1 Karzai announced that cultivation of poppies, which are grown and processed to create opium,
This is more than the whole of Burma, which is the second largest producing nation after Afghanistan. Afghan opium accounts for more than 90% of the global
The Program for Culture & Conflict Studies provides a central hub for analysts to understand the provincial impact of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. Our current
Insecurity and high prices are driving increased opium production, despite crop eradication and other efforts.
The United Nations reports that the total farmgate value of opium production in Afghanistan rose 32% to US$1 billion dollars in 2007 on the
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to decline slightly this year despite the prevailing high prices of opium. opium. The United Nations
The recent resurgence of opium production in Afghanistan, notably in Balkh and Badakhshan provinces (as reported by Afghanistan Research
Afghanistan's opium production declined by almost half this year due largely to the spread of a disease that damaged poppy plants, but the
The full Afghan Opium Survey for 2011 points to a dramatic increase of 133 per cent in the farm-gate value of opium compared with 2010 (the
Afghan opium production has decreased by almost 50 per cent this year, the United Nations said in a new report released today, while cautioning that rising
In the capital city of Thebes, Egyptians begin cultivation of opium thebaicum, . Afghanistan and Pakistan, creating a dramatic upsurge in the production and
By the middle of 2001, there was basically no opium produced in Afghanistan, though that nation usually led the world in production of the drug. However, since
Shielded by the ongoing war against embedded terrorists, Afghanistan's opium poppy growers were able to more than double production during 2003,
Recent estimates suggest that in 2007, Afghan opiate production a big opium production potential and that production there may increase in
Before the Afghan invasion, Taliban leaders were being praised for virtually wiping out opium production. They saw it as “un-Islamic”.
Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 61% this year compared with 2010, according to a UN report. The increase has been attributed to
Opium production is estimated to increase 61 percent this year in insurgency-hit Afghanistan, a United Nations report said here Tuesday.
Afghanistan produces the majority of the world's illicit opium. However, poppy cultivation has dropped by over 35% since 2007. Much of Afghanistan's opium
Poppy production in Afghanistan plummeted by 48 per cent this year compared to 2009, according to the United Nations - but mostly because a
VIENNA (AFP) - Production of opium and the illicit crops value soared in Afghanistan last year, the United Nations said in a report released on
Traditionally an opium-producing country, Afghanistan has re-emerged as one of the main poppy producers in the world following the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
A key step to securing peace will be to wean Afghan farmers off growing poppies.
Read 'Afghan opium production to expand after troops exit' on Yahoo!. KABUL ( Reuters) - Afghanistan's former anti-drug czar has warned that
Opium poppy cultivation and drug trafficking have eroded Afghanistan's lower opium prices altered the cultivation decisions of some Afghan poppy farmers.
The report added that overall opium production in Afghanistan would potentially rise by 61 percent in 2011 as the crop yield per hectare rose
A new United Nations report says opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan increased by seven percent this year.
Afghanistan Opium Survey, 2007. Published August 2007. This United Nations yearly document reported that opium production in Afghanistan increased 17% in
Afghanistan poppy farmers see 'cash bonanza' due to price spike, says United Nations, forewarning of increased planting of the
B. Attempts to Combat Opium Production in Afghanistan 49. 6.1 “Conditional development” and eradication..49
Survey Shows Afghan Opium Production Rising. Anonymous writes: Afghanistan — According to the 2011 Afghan Opium Survey released by
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"This is the largest area under opium poppy cultivation ever recorded in Afghanistan," the report said, noting that 62 per cent of the cultivation was concentrated
social complexities of the context of Afghanistan's opium production. The country is geographically and demographically diverse.
Abstract. To explain the recent rise in Afghan opium production we explore how rising Opium production in Afghanistan has skyrocketed since 2002. From an
The total area under opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan in 2011 was estimated at 131000 hectares (ha), a 7% increase compared to 2010.
Insecurity and rising opium prices drove Afghan farmers to increase cultivation of the illicit opium poppy by 7 percent in 2011, according to a
Afghan opium production up by 61 percent. Kabul, Oct 11 (IANS). In 2011, according to the report, Afghanistan produced 5800 tonnes of opium, reported Xinhua.
World Bank Issues Report On Afghan Opium Production — Eradication Afghan Opium Production Down Mere Two Percent In Spite Of Intense Crackdown
Afghanistan's opium production fell 10 percent last year and prices are at their lowest in a decade, meaning "the bottom is starting to fall out" of.
afghanistan-flag Global opium poppy cultivation reached some 195700 hectares (ha) in 2010, a small increase over 2009, shows the flagship
In 2001, the United Nations (UN) recorded Afghanistan's opium cultivation at 184 1979 however, that Afghan opium production exploded onto the world stage.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT UNITED NATIONS - After 10 years of US war in Afghanistan, the country remains the worlds leading opium
An Afghan boy works in an opium poppy field Saturday in Musa Qala in Helmand province. Poppy production has skyrocketed since 2001.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A U.N. report says earnings from opium production in Afghanistan increased by 133 percent last year to about $ 1.4
Nick Fielding says that, according to the latest UN Office on Drugs and Crime report, Afghan opium production decreased significantly due to a
The sharp decline in opium production to 4860 tonnes was due to a blight that wiped out most of the opium harvest in Afghanistan last year, the
Cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan have skyrocketed since the. Taliban were Opium production in Afghanistan has skyrocketed since the U.S.
KABUL — Opium production in Afghanistan, which fuels the Taliban insurgency, is set to rise by nearly two-thirds as prices soar after last year's
Afghanistan has been the world's primary producing country of illicit opium since Then, in a rather chaotic Afghanistan, opium production resumed and grew
VIENNA — Production of opium and the illicit crop's value soared in Afghanistan last year, the United Nations said in a report released
Opium production also climbed 61 percent this year. A crop blight destroyed much of Afghanistan's opium harvest last year causing a decrease
opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, as the situation is far too dynamic for that. Instead it presents the current state of knowledge regarding opium poppy
In Afghanistan, the developing politics and economics of opium production make it seem as if “you are in Colombia in the early stages,
Despite increased efforts to destroy fields of opium poppies and wean Afghan farmers off the country's biggest cash crop, poppy cultivation in
As Nick Gillespie noted this morning, a new report from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says Afghan opium production fell 10
Afghan opium production 'rises by 61%' compared with 2010. Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 61% this year compared with 2010,
Opium production surged 61% this year in Afghanistan, as rising demand and worsening security helped the reversal of three years of progress
Opium production in Afghanistan has almost halved in the past year, largely due to a plant infection, the UN says.
UNIS/NAR/1083 30 September 2010. Sharp drop in Afghan opium production, says UNODC. Cultivation stable, production falls and prices rise. UNODC
By Ben Farmer in Kabul, Opium and heroin production will spiral out of control in . ..
Afghanistan's role as the world's largest opium producer is well documented. Until recently, the majority of Afghan opium production had taken place in Taliban
Afghanistan has long been the world's leading producer of opium, used to make heroin, and one-quarter of its production traverses its porous
Opium prices in Afghanistan have fluctuated sharply in recent years and have been volatile, reflecting supply side factors (weather, cultivation bans) mediated
We show that the recent dramatic rise in Afghan opium production is caused by Opium production in Afghanistan has helped finance holy wars against Soviet
Drug news for an enlightened generation, Afghanistan produced dramatically more opium in 2006, increasing its yield by nearly 50 percent from a year earlier
However, this explanation offers little rationale for the patterns of opium poppy cultivation in source areas, such as Afghanistan, where opium poppy is rarely
Keywords: Afghanistan, opium, illicit production, licensing, solution, Then, in a rather chaotic Afghanistan, opium production resumed and
KABUL, Afghanistan — Revenue from opium production in Afghanistan soared by 133 percent last year to about $1.4 billion, or about one-tenth
The BBC reports on a 61% increase in Afghan opium production in 2011 vs. 2010. Find related articles: Afghanistan, BBC, opium
Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 61% this year compared with 2010, according to a UN report. Afghanistan produces 90% of the
UNITED NATIONS: A plant disease devastated Afghan opium production last year but Myanmar is seeing a worrying drug boom, the UN
Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise since the downfall of the Taliban in 2001. Based on UNODC data, there has been more opium poppy
The only effective means to curtail the spread of opium, which ultimately funds terrorism, is for the United States and Western society to look inward, rather than
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opium production in Afghanistan in 2003 is estimated at 3600 tons, with an estimated area
A recent UN report says the production of opium soared in Afghanistan last year.
Afghanistan produces 90 percent of the world's illicit opium, bringing But international attempts to suppress opium production have often
12 January 2012 - The full Afghan Opium Survey for 2011 points to a dramatic increase of 133 per cent in the farm-gate value of opium compared with 2010 (the
UN - A recent UN report says the production of opium and the illicit drug's value soared in Afghanistan last year, despite the presence of some
The Senlis Council proposal to license Afghan opium production for medical use has been garnering much publicity and high level support, most recently from
END WAR: US-NATO Protects Afghan Opium Comment: War is a racket, So our own government is growing the drugs and then at home the.
Afghan opium production to expand after troops exit.
Via: BBC: Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 61% this year compared with 2010, according to a UN report. The increase has been
Afghan opium production 1994-2010 (Source: U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime) 1.1 AFGHANISTAN'S OPIUM WARS by Robert Draper (National Geographic
Since Afghanistan now grows the opium poppies that provide more than 90% of the world's opium, the raw material for the production of heroin,
According to a new United Nations report, Opium cultivation is down 22 percent in Afghanistan. Vanda Felbab-Brown joined National Public
Afghan Opium Production Rises by 61% (1/1) - Bullion Bulls Canada Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 61% this year compared with
Afghanistan's opium production has fallen by almost half in 2010 due largely to the spread of a disease that damaged poppy plants, but the
Via the BBC: Afghan opium production 'rises by 61%' compared with 2010. Afghanistan produces 90% of the world's opium - 5800 tonnes this
Afghan opium production and trafficking continue to be a source of instability in Afghanistan and the surrounding region, with significant
Mr Cohen said: "The rise in cultivation and production of opium poppies in Afghanistan has horrendous portents for us in the UK bearing in mind the PM's
Observers of Afghanistan rightly argue that the drug economy is evolving; modes of opiate production are consolidating in the southern provinces as poppy
FLASH 22 (2/19/02): Europe Upset by US Inaction Over Resumed Afghan Opium Production. According to the 2/18/02 Financial Times (London),. "The US and
Afghanistan know they must react but they also are aware that the rural population relies heavily on opium poppy production. Alternative Development can play
Afghanistan's opium production halved in 2010 but soaring prices may encourage farmers to go back to opium cultivation, warned UNODC in its 2010 Afghan
The amount of opium produced in Afghanistan this year has increased dramatically, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a
Yury Fedotov, executive director of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, said in a statement that "opium is therefore a significant part of the
Afghanistan is, as of March, 2008, the greatest illicit opium producer in the world, ahead of Burma (Myanmar) and the "Golden Triangle". Afghanistan is the main
Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars invested in anti-drug initiatives over the past decade, Afghanistan continues to produce around 90
Opium production in Afghanistan rises by an estimated 61% this year compared with 2010, says the UN, as farmers expand poppy cultivation.
However, with the 2001 expulsion of the Taliban, opium cultivation returned, and by 2005 Afghanistan provided 87% of the world supply, rising
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's former anti-drug czar has warned that opium poppy cultivation will dramatically increase as foreign combat
Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise since U.S. occupation started in 2001. Based on UNODC data, there has been more opium poppy
From Yahoo! News: Insecurity and rising opium prices drove Afghan farmers to increase cultivation of the illicit opium poppy by 7 percent in
The United Nations has announced that opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has soared and is expected to increase by 59% in 2006.
AFGHAN OPIUM PRODUCTION DOUBLES. December 11, 2003 100 PDT (FTW) -- Ever wonder why the markets are doing so well? As FTW has documented
And it's not just opium. According to the UNODC World Drug Report 2011, Afghanistan is also "among the significant cannabis resin producing
UN: Afghan opium production down Opium production has dropped significantly in Afghanistan, in large part because of a plant infection in the country's.
Opium production in Afghanistan has increased by 61 percent in 2011 in comparison with 2010, a UN report released here said Tuesday.
The production of opium in Afghanistan, a key source of income for the Taliban, is set to increase by 62 percent this year despite eradication
The soldier tells Rivera he does not like supporting Afghan opium production. The U.S., he insists, has turned a blind eye to the cultivation
Afghan opium production slightly decreased during the following years and was even halved in 2010 (3600 tons) due to a plant disease [4],
VIENNA — Production of opium and the illicit crop's value soared in Afghanistan last year, the United Nations said in a report released Thursday. According to
According to a United Nations report, opium production in Afghanistan has risen by 61% this year compared with 2010. Read the full article »
Video - According to a United Nations report, opium production in Afghanistan has risen by 61% this year compared with 2010.
dependent on the illegal growth of opium poppy and the production and trafˆ ficking of drugs. Today, the Afghan drug economy generates g2.8 billion anˆ nually
Opium production in Afghanistan, which fuels the Taliban insurgency, is set to rise by nearly two-thirds as prices soar after last year's harvest
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 12 (APP): According to a joint UN-Afghan Government survey, the opium price in Afghanistan rose dramatically last
Opium production in Afghanistan is set to rise by nearly two-thirds this year, with farmers' revenues from the crop set to soar compared to last
Afghanistan's opium cultivation, which accounts for 90 per cent of the world's heroin, drops by a third in Helmand province according to figures
In a survey released Tuesday, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says opium production in Afghanistan will increase more than 60
Opium Production in Afghanistan Shows Increase, [ Published Oct 11 2011 by UNODC Press Releases ]. Opium cultivation and production in
Free Online Library: UN sees further drop in Afghan opium production. by "Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)"; News, opinion and commentary General interest Opium
Russia lashes out at NATO for not fighting Afghan drug production. The US refusal to destroy opium poppy crops in Afghanistan guarantees
The UN drug report has revealed opium production in Afghanistan is falling but the country still produces 93 per cent of the worlds supply.
KABUL: Insecurity and rising opium prices drove Afghan farmers to increase cultivation of the illicit opium poppy by 7 percent in 2011 despite a
According to the survey, around 90 per cent of the world's opium comes from Afghanistan. The poppy-crop cultivation spread over 131000
From Yahoo! News: Production of opium and the illicit crop's value soared in Afghanistan last year, the United Nations said in a report released
Opium production in Afghanistan this year plunged by nearly half from 2009 levels, the United Nations said in a report Thursday. But the steep
Afghanistan's poppy cultivation increased by almost two-thirds this year and accounts for 87% of world Afghan opium breaks production records, UN says
Afghan Opium Output Surges 12 Oct 2011 Opium production surged 61% this year in Afghanistan, the United Nations reported. The farm-gate
KABUL, Afghanistan - Revenue from opium production in Afghanistan soared by 133 percent last year to about $1.4 billion, or about one-tenth
that the international community and the Afghan people face. With 90% of the Afghan opium produced in the southern provinces where the Taliban insurgency
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131000 hectares in 2011, 7 per cent higher than in 2010, owing to insecurity and high prices,
"This year's Afghanistan Opium Survey shows that while the total area under cultivation and the number of families growing opium poppy remained the same as
Kabul/Vienna. 11 October 2011. Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131000 hectares in 2011, 7 per cent higher than in 2010, due to insecurity
A recent study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime found opium cultivation up 7 percent from 2010, and that the most insecure
Afghanistan is the world's leading narcotics supplier. Earlier this month, a U.N. study revealed Afghanistan's opium production had dropped dramatically this
Even more striking is the potential income derived from opium production. Export earnings from Afghan opiates may be worth $2.4 billion
A village-based economic solution to Afghanistan's poppy crisis is available, which links Afghanistan's two most valuable resources - poppy cultivation and
Opium production is estimated to increase 61 percent this year in insurgency-hit Afghanistan, a United Nations report said Tuesday. "Potential
Revenue from opium production in Afghanistan soared by 133 percent last year to about $1.4 billion, or about one-tenth of the country's GDP,
Despite increased eradication efforts in Afghanistan, opium cultivation rose by 7 percent in 2011 as compared to last year, according to a new
POPPY CULTIVATION AND OPIUM PRODUCTION. This quarter, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported that Afghan
In 2002, the revenue generated by the sale of opium from Afghanistan on the is primarily about the cultural impact of opium and heroin production in Burma,
Massive increase in Afghan opium production. The area under opium cultivation in Afghanistan is seven per cent higher this year than last,
solution to the Afghan opium production, that the international community continues to support Figure 1.1: Opium production in Afghanistan from 1980 to 2008
Taliban insurgents and farmers will take advantage of the withdrawal to increase poppy production, said General Khodaidad. Afghanistan
I was reading through some articles about the increase of opium production in Afghanistan and came across the following graph from
Even under NATO occupation opium production is expected to rise over 60 per cent this year. The cash value of the crop will more than double
Opium growing in Helmand province in Afghanistan dropped by a third this year, according to the UN.
The seemingly intractable nature of the problems plaguing Afghanistan are being underscored yet again with two new reports from the United
Afghanistan's opium production has increased more than 15-fold since 1979, the year of the Soviet intervention in the country. By 2000 Afghanistan was the
Afghan opium poppy cultivation jumps, UN says. Afghanistan's is the world's largest producer of opium the raw ingredient used to make heroin
Opium poppy cultivation increased for the second year in a row in 2011, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by Afghan and
Read the full story of Afghanistan: Rise in opium production and prices - Kabul, Jan 13 : The price of opium in Afghanistan rose dramatically last
Afghan opium production up by 61 percentIn 2011, according to the report, Afghanistan prodAfghanistan has been the greatest illicit opium
END WAR US-NATO Allows Afghan Opium-Heroin Production; US Hit With END WAR: US-NATO Protects Afghan Opium Production While
Afghan illicit opium production The proposal to license opium production in Afghanistan thus raises an important question: Would the prices
Afghanistan's opium production declined by almost half this year due largely to the spread of a disease which damaged poppy plants, the UN's
Efforts by the United Nations (UN), the US military and the Indian government to curb opium production in Afghanistan since 2007 have been
The Government of Afghanistan has repeatedly and publicly stated that licit production of opium is not a viable option in Afghanistan.
January 13, 2012. VIENNA — Production of opium and the illicit crop's value soared in Afghanistan last year, the United Nations said in a report released
Afghanistan's opium production dropped dramatically this year partly because of new aggressive drug-fighting tactics in the country, a United
The U.S. military will significantly increase its role in halting the production and sale of poppies, opium and heroin in Afghanistan. March 25, 2005News
AFP October 11, 2011 Opium production in Afghanistan is set to rise by nearly two-thirds this year, with farmers' revenues from the crop set to
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VIENNA — World opium production decreased sharply last year due to a blight in Afghanistan but is expected to rebound, and coca growing
Opium production in Afghanistan is set to rise by nearly two-thirds this year, with farmers' revenues set to soar compared to last year's harvest
The United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime said Afghanistan contributes 90 percent to the world's opium production, The BBC reports.
Opium production is expected to rise 61 per cent this year in Afghanistan and the value of the crop will more than double, according to a United
Opium Economics in Afghanistan The Opium trade has existed for hundreds of years and has been a market despite increasing pressure from
In 2000, the Taliban banned opium production in Afghanistan, making it illegal to grow poppies. Any farmer caught cultivating the cash crop
AP - More than three years after installing a pro-U.S. government, Afghanistan has been unable to contain opium poppy production and is on the verge.
However the drug-based economy generating 2.8 billion dollars annually makes three million Afghans dependent on poppy cultivation. Reforming the poppy
VIENNA, 31 January (UN Information Service) - A slight decrease in opium cultivation can be expected in Afghanistan in 2011, despite the
Afghanistan has been the world's primary opium producing country since 1991, when it Then, in a rather chaotic Afghanistan, opium production resumed and
KABUL: Opium production in Afghanistan is set to rise by nearly two-thirds this year, with farmers' revenues from the crop set to soar compared
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