{
  "id": 17337435,
  "title": "Opium production in Afghanistan jumps fivefold to 1,500 tonnes: UN report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/opium-production-in-afghanistan-jumps-fivefold-to-1-500-tonnes-un",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T04:23:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1574629/opium-production-in-afghanistan-jumps-fivefold-to-1500-tonnes-un-report/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Opium poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan have experienced a massive surge this year, signalling a weakening of the illicit drug ban enforced in recent years, according to the latest report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The Afghanistan Opium Survey 2026: Cultivation, Production and Market Analysis, published this […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}