Join our Whatsapp channel VIENNA: Opium prices in Afghanistan are soaring and handing “ massive profits ” to criminal groups following a poppy cultivation ban imposed by the Taliban authorities, the United Nations’ drugs watchdog said on Wednesday.In 2024, opium prices reached$ 750 per kilogram, a tenfold growth from$ 75 per kilogram in 2022 when the Taliban government banned poppy growing, the Vienna-based UN Office on Drugs and Crime( UNODC) said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT Next Stay Playbac
综合
黎明报-最新
2025-03-13 00:00:00.0