7,700 tonnes produced, spread across 610 square miles
In 2008, in Afghanistan, 157,000 hectares (610 square miles) were given over to growing poppies and they produced 7,700 tonnes of opium (against an estimated global demand of about 4,000 tonnes).
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Opium production in Afghanistan »Opium production in Afghanistan
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Response to opium production in Afghanistan? »Response to opium production in Afghanistan?
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Seek to curtail the production of opium »Seek to curtail the production of opium
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How should the international community intervene? »How should the international community intervene?
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Support Afghan troops and police »Support Afghan troops and police
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Tactic has proved ineffective »Tactic has proved ineffective
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Afghan opium production continues on a massive scale »Afghan opium production continues on a massive scale
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7,700 tonnes produced, spread across 610 square miles
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