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An Afghan opium farmer stands next to his poppy field
Thursday, May. 13, 2010

Open quoteNature really played in favor of the opium economy. This year, we see the opposite situation.Close quote

  • ANTONIO MARIA COSTA,
  • head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, on a mysterious fungal disease that has infected half of Afghanistan's poppy crop; opium prices in the region have risen by 50%
Photo: John Moore / Getty Images | Source: BBC