Afghan opium production jumps to record level, up 87 per cent: Survey
KABUL/VIENNA, 15 November (UN Information Service) – Opium production in Afghanistan increased by 87 per cent to a record level of 9,000 metric tons in 2017 compared with 2016 levels, according to the latest Afghanistan Opium Survey figures released today by the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). …