UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before Taliban’s narcotics ban.
UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before the Taliban’s narcotics ban in 2022.
By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies
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Afghanistan’s once-booming opium industry has shrunk dramatically with cultivation falling by 20 percent in 2025, according to a United Nations report warning of a sharp rise in synthetic drug production.
Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of global opium but a Taliban ban has cut that to a fraction.
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