The poppy crumbles: Afghanistan opium supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban, says - UN
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier, has plummeted since the Taliban administration banned the cultivation of narcotics last year, a United Nations report said on Sunday.
This was putting pressure on farmers in the war-torn country, where most people depend on agriculture and the value of poppy exports had at times outstripped the value of all formal exported goods, UNODC said. "This presents a real opportunity to build toward long-term results against the illicit opium market and the damage it causes both locally and globally."
The Taliban's supreme spiritual leader banned the cultivation of narcotics in April 2022, and the interior ministry said it would destroy any remaining crops.
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