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UN: Opium crops spread in Afghanistan as Taliban gains ground

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The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan has risen to its third-highest level
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The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations has said, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground, ABC News reported on Sunday.

In the key findings of its annual Afghanistan opium survey, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the total area of land devoted to poppy cultivation had risen 10 per cent in 2016 to 201,000 hectares.

"The survey shows a worrying reversal in efforts to combat the persistent problem of illicit drugs and their impact on development, health and security," UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov said in a statement.

The Government's loosening grip on security in many areas contributed to a collapse in poppy eradication efforts, a method championed by the United States after it led an invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 when the country was under Taliban rule.

Source: MENA

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