U.N. Official Warns of Afghan Opium Trade
Nicole King - All Headline News Staff Writer Kabul, Afghanistan (AHN) - A top U.N. official is warning that the Opium cultivation in Afghanistan is getting out of control. The organization reports a rise of 59 percent in cultivation and a record 6,100 tons. That equals nearly 92 percent of the world's usage. The United Nation's anti-drug chief says the Afghanistan government should do more to stop the problem. He also accused corrupt officials of pocketing aid money. The Associated Press reports, Antonio Maria Costa said the Afghan opium trade is "fueling insurgency in western Asian, feeding international mafias and causing 100,000 deaths from overdoses every year."
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