Canadian Sources:
Afghanistan produces roughly 90 percent of the world’s illicit opium.
The UN stats for opium production are as follows: In 2001, opium production was reduced to 7,606 hectares and 185 Imperial tons of opium.
Fast forward to 2008, under NATO/UN control. Opium cultivation is now 123,000 hectares, with a yield of 6,901 Imperial tons.
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That is general. I have numbers that are worse. Going thru my files and will get them up here asap.
Thanks for the posts.
I like to see the stats.
Keep em coming and then we’ll compare.
It might also be instructive to get annual crop tonnage for years BEFORE the Taliban came to power, as they were responsible for the end of the bumper poppy crops.
It might also be instructive to get annual crop tonnage for years BEFORE the Taliban came to power, as they were responsible for the end of the bumper poppy crops.