Opium production has dropped sharply in Afghanistan, but trafficking in the region is on the rise, according to a Thursday report by the United Nations.

UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before Taliban’s narcotics ban.

Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of global opium but a Taliban ban has cut that to a fraction.

Opium production has dropped sharply in Afghanistan, but trafficking in the region is on the rise, according to a Thursday report by the United Nations.