Opium harvest rose 38 percent in Afghanistan in 2007
The United Nations reported that in 2007, the opium harvest in Afghanistan rose 38 percent over the previous year. 8,200 metric tons of opium was harvested in 2007, up from 6,100 tons in 2006.
Source: Ed Johnson, “Taliban to Raise $100 million From Afghan Opium Crop,” Bloomberg, February 6, 2008.
Opium trade represents approximately one-third of Afghanistan’s GDP
Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Southwest Asia: Afghanistan,” United States Department of State, March 2007.
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