Kyrgyzstan|opinion & analysis|January 21, 2011 / 11:38 AM
Rising opium prices threaten campaign against Afghan drug production – UN

AKIPRESS.COM - Rising opium prices may encourage farmers in Afghanistan to plant more of the narcotic crop, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a survey released on Thursday, warning that the higher prices could reverse recent gains in the fight against drug production in the Asian country...

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