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Afghanistan opium production jumps fivefold as farmers find ways round Taliban ban
UN NEWS · NEW YORK — Opium production in Afghanistan has risen fivefold in a year. According to a UN survey released on Thursday, it’s the first significant increase since the Taliban banned poppy cultivation in 2022.
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- United Nations (UN News)
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- World
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- 29 October 2026 · 06:45 UTC
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- 29 October 2026 · 06:45 UTC
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- https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168697
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