Afghanistan: Poppy Cultivation in South of Afghanistan Down by 80%: Report

Jun 7, 2023 | Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews
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Illicit drugs expert David Mansfield, in a report citing satellite imagery, said that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been reduced to levels not seen since 2001 with cultivation in the south of the country down by at least 80% compared with last year, when the Taliban banned the growing of poppies for opium.