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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 28 > Opium harvest declines in Afghanistan

Opium harvest declines in Afghanistan

U.N. survey documents a reversal following 7 years of robust growth

By Laura King and Geraldine Baum / The Bulletin
November 28, 2008

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — After seven years of extraordinary expansion, Afghanistan’s harvest of poppies used to produce opium has declined by 6 percent from a record high in 2007, according to the annual opium survey by the United Nations released Thursday.

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