Total opium export value in 2007 was around $4n

The UN estimates that the total export value of Afghan opium was around $4bn (equivalent to 53 per cent of Afghanistan's GDP).

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Afghan opium production continues on a massive scale
Total opium export value in 2007 was around $4n
7,700 tonnes produced, spread across 610 square miles
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