Lavrov announced a 90% reduction in opiate production in Afghanistan

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The Afghan government's efforts to curb drug trafficking are yielding results.

Since 2022, opiate production in Afghanistan has fallen by 90%, according to expert estimates from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. The Afghan government's measures to curb drug trafficking in the country are yielding results, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

“The measures taken by the Afghan government to suppress drug trafficking are producing results. According to expert estimates from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, opiate production in the country has decreased by 90% since 2022,” Lavrov said in a speech at a meeting of the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan.