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Opium production increases 32% in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, U.N. report says

Por: CBS News Politics November 01, 2022

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Opium cultivation in jumped 32% during 2022 despite the ruling Taliban , according to an annual report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The Taliban regime rejected the findings, telling CBS News it was part of a politically motivated international pressure campaign.   The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the , with cultivation up by one-third and prices soaring even as the country is gripped by cascading humanitarian and... + full article



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