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The price of opium cultivated in Afghanistan is expected to rise due to a reduction in supply and a hike in demand, which will lead to more violence in the country, according to an Afghan official.
On Tuesday, Afghan Counter Narcotics Minister Zarar Ahmad Muqbel Osmani said that the fall in supply as a result of eradication efforts by the Afghan authorities and the destruction of poppy bulbs by a fungus will increase demand, forcing the government to intensify its campaign against the drug trade, which in turn will cause more violence and push the price higher, Reuters reported.
"The price hike will definitely pressure us a lot. The tendency towards cultivation will grow, it will create resistance, law and order issues, and it will raise the casualty rate," he stated...........................
Source:Not good to hear
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/240266.html
On Tuesday, Afghan Counter Narcotics Minister Zarar Ahmad Muqbel Osmani said that the fall in supply as a result of eradication efforts by the Afghan authorities and the destruction of poppy bulbs by a fungus will increase demand, forcing the government to intensify its campaign against the drug trade, which in turn will cause more violence and push the price higher, Reuters reported.
"The price hike will definitely pressure us a lot. The tendency towards cultivation will grow, it will create resistance, law and order issues, and it will raise the casualty rate," he stated...........................
Source:Not good to hear
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/240266.html