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Afghan officials: International mafia earns much money from opium trade

Monday, 27 June 2016 3:46 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 27 June 2016 3:46 PM ]

This file photo taken on April 19, 2016 shows an Afghan farmer harvesting opium sap from a poppy field in the Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province on April 19, 2016. (AFP)

Amin Alemi
Press TV, Kabul

Afghanistan accounts for around 90 percent of the world's total opium supply. Local officials have criticized foreign forces for turning a blind eye to poppy cultivation in the country, accusing them of being involved in the profitable drug trade. Press TV’s Amin Alemi reports from Kabul.

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