US EditionAfghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban
- The Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has resulted in a loss of over $1 billion for Afghan farmers who relied on opium sales for income.
- The ban has caused opium cultivation to decrease by 95%, leading to a significant contraction in Afghanistan's opium economy. This contraction is expected to have far-reaching consequences for the country, as opiate exports accounted for a significant portion of the national GDP.
- The decline in the opium economy is driving people in Afghanistan into poverty, hunger, and addiction, exacerbated by drought, economic hardship, and the cessation of international financing. Urgent humanitarian assistance and investment in sustainable livelihoods are needed to address these challenges.
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Afghan Opium Cultivation Down 95% After Taliban Ban – UN
Taliban pledged to wipe out poppy cultivation after they came to power in August 2021 Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has all but stopped, falling 95% since the Taliban (under UN sanctions for extremism) outlawed poppy production last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said Sunday. “Opium cultivation fell across all parts of the country, from 233,000 hectares to just 10,800 hectares in 2023. The decrease has led to a corresponding 95 per ce…
Afghan Farmers Lose Income of More than $1 Billion after the Taliban Banned Poppy Cultivation
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the U.N. drugs agency published Sunday. Afghanistan was the world's biggest opium producer and a major source for heroin in Europe and Asia when the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
Taliban poppy ban costing Afghan farmers $1.5 billion
Afghan farmers have lost income of more than US$1 billion ($1.54 billion) from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a new report from the United Nations drugs agency.Afghanistan was the world's biggest opium producer and a major source for heroin in Europe and Asia when the Taliban seized power in August 2021.They pledged to wipe out the country's drug cultivation industry and imposed a formal ban in April 2022,…
Opiumanbau in Afghanistan um 95 Prozent gesunken
Die in Afghanistan herrschenden Taliban haben nach Angaben der Vereinten Nationen große Fortschritte im Kampf gegen die Opiumgewinnung gemacht. Laut eines UN-Berichts von Sonntag ging der Anbau von Opium seit einem entsprechenden Verbot seitens der Islamisten im vergangenen Jahr um 95 Prozent zurück. In der Vergangenheit stammten etwa 90 Prozent des weltweit angebauten Schlafmohns, der Basis für Opium und Heroin ist, aus Afghanistan. Während sic…
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