KABUL (Pajhwok): Growers in the lawless southern province of Helmand say they harvest two additional opium harvests annually, a possible reason for the increase in the production of the illegal substance.
Afghanistan’s opium production rose by 43 per cent to 4,800 metric tons and cultivation by 10 per cent during the current year, compared with 2015 levels, reveals the latest United Nations survey.
One farmer named Nematullah told a foreign news outlet he reaped two additional . . .
