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Poppy cultivation and opium production
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- Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged more than 90 percent in Afghanistan since Taliban authorities banned the crop.
- Poppy cultivation has dropped by around 95 percent – from 233,000 hectares at the end of 2022 to 10,800 in 2023.
- Opium production has taken the same path, falling from 6,200 tonnes to 333 tonnes over the same period.
- Afghanistan was previously the world’s top opium producer – responsible for over 80 percent of global supply.
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