Afgahnistan: Growing Poppies a Detested Yet Profitable Business for Farmers in Southern Afghanistan

Jun 20, 2016 | Abdul Haleem and Manan Arghand, Xinhua
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The conflict-hit Afghanistan reportedly produces around 90 percent of opium poppies, the raw material used in the manufacturing of heroin to the world. The largest poppy-producing regions are in Kandahar and in the neighboring Helmand, Zabul and Uruzgan provinces where Taliban militants are active and security is fragile.