According to the Afghanistan Opium Survey 2023, released by the agency on Sunday, the supply of opium declined by an estimated 95 per cent, falling from 6,200 tons in 2022 to 333 tons in 2023, corresponding to a fall in the area under cultivation, from 233,000 hectares to just 10,800 hectares over the same period.
Not very surprising. The Taliban bans opium farming every time they’re in power. Opium farming exploded again after the US invaded Afghanistan, and now that the Taliban is back there’s another crackdown.