Afghanistan's opium harvest increased by 43%: UN
Opium production in Afghanistan has increased by 43% to 48,00,000 kg in 2016 compared to last year, UN Office on Drugs and Crime reported. Afghanistan grows about 80% of the world's opium, which is used to produce heroin. Notably, Afghan poppy farmers are taxed by the Taliban, who use the money to fund their fight against the Afghan government.