Vienna, Nov 6 (EFE).- The area of opium cultivated in Afghanistan increased by 19 percent year-on-year in 2024 to reach an area of 12,800 hectares, well below the levels reached in 2022, according to...
(FILE) An Afghan farmer extracts raw opium from poppy buds at their farm in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, 12 May 2020. EFE/EPA/GHULAMULLAH HABIBI
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Afghanistan’s opium production increased in 2024, but still below 2022 levels
Afghanistan’s opium production increased in 2024, but still below 2022 levels