The UN says opium production in Afghanistan has soared to record levels, with an increase on last year of more than a third. 
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime report says the amount of opium produced there has doubled in the last two years.
It says Helmand province is now the biggest single drug-producing area in the world, surpassing whole countries such as Colombia. BBC
Inside an Afghan opium market Special Report BBC
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