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Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey

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The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly one-third. Opium prices have soared following the announcement of the cultivation ban in April. The income made by farmers from opium sales more than tripled from USD 425 million in 2021 to USD 1.4 billion in 2022.

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Times of India

Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey

South Asia News: VIENNA (AUSTRIA): The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly one-third and prices soaring, accor.

1 year ago·India

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The Print

Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey

Vienna [Austria], November 1 (ANI): The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly one-third and prices soaring, according to a new research brief from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Opium cultivation in Afghanistan – latest findings and emerging threats is the first […]

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Al Arabiya

Afghanistan’s poppy cultivation spikes as prices soar: UN

Afghanistan’s opium poppy cultivation this year is up by a third, the UN’s drugs agency said Tuesday, in its first report on the issue since the hardline

1 year ago·Saudi Arabia

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Tagesschau

UN report: Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has risen rapidly

Der Opiumanbau in Afghanistan ist laut einem UN-Bericht seit Jahresbeginn um fast ein Drittel im Vergleich zum Vorjahr gestiegen. Eigentlich hatten die Taliban den Anbau der Droge verboten, doch für die aktuelle Ernte gab es noch Ausnahmen.

1 year ago·Hamburg, Germany

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The National

Opium cultivation soars in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

Farmers have made $1.4 billion from opium sales this year as exports continue unabated

1 year ago

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Pajhwok Afghan News

The UN says poppy cultivation has increased by 32 per cent in Afghanistan, but the government has called the report 'baseless'

The United Nations says that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has increased by 32 percent in the past year, but the Interior Ministry says no poppy plants have been grown in the country since the poppy ban was imposed.

1 year ago·Kabul, Afghanistan

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