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Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far

26th June, 2016 · admin

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Tolo News: Afghanistan is by a long way still the world’s largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016. Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. Click here to read more  (external link).

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