Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Counter Narcotics.
[Afghanistan] : Ministry of Counter Narcotics ; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2015.
12 pages : color maps ; 30 cm.
Summary: “Area under opium poppy cultivation decreased by 19%. The total area under opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was estimated to be 183,000 hectares (163,000 - 202,000) in 2015, which represents a 19% decrease from 2014. Area under opium poppy cultivation has decreased for the first time since 2009 and is at its fourth highest level since the beginning of estimations in 1994; higher levels have been estimated in 2007, 2013 and 2014. In 2015, 97% of total opium cultivation in Afghanistan took place in the Southern, Eastern and Western regions of the country, which include the country’s most…”—(page 5).
Cover title. “October 2015”. “UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime”—at head of title. “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Counter Narcotics”—at head of title.