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Afghanistan opium production jumps to record high

Thursday, 16 November 2017 3:08 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 16 November 2017 3:08 AM ]

This file photo taken on April 19, 2016 shows Afghan farmers harvesting opium sap from a poppy field in the Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province. (AFP)

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Press TV, Vienna

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says the record level of opium production in Afghanistan is pushing the world toward uncharted territory. This has stoked fears that this will bring about a hike in the production of high-quality, low cost heroin for consumer markets across the world. From Vienna, Press TV’s Homa Lezgee reports.

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