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A #United Nations assessment shows that currently about 10,200 #hectares of land, mainly in northeastern #Afghanistan, are under #poppy cultivation.

The #UN Office on Drugs and Crime (#UNODC) said the cultivation of poppies in #Afghanistan this year has fallen by 20% compared with last year.

However, the agency noted that alongside the #drop in opium cultivation, production of illicit synthetic #drugs in Afghanistan has risen.

In a report issued on Thursday, 6 #November 2025, UNODC said that after Afghanistan’s drug-ban decree, production and trafficking of synthetic drugs—particularly methamphetamine—are on the upswing.

Afghanistan has long been among the world’s largest producers of #opium and #heroin.

The UN's report last year said the main hub of poppy cultivation, previously in the southern regions that underpin the #Taliban’s stronghold, had shifted to the northeastern provinces.