250px|Opium poppy. Photo by Catherine Giayvia Most  sold in Europe comes from Afghanistan's poppies. This past week, the 2005 opium harvest was in full view and going full speed in Afghanistan. The cultivators gathering resin from the crop are operating even near the main road through Kandahar and the farmers are out gathering resin from opium poppies in full view. Last year 80\% of the world's  came from Afghanistan and production is up over 239\% since 2003, according to U.S. government estimates. Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of illegal drugs.
250px|Opium poppy. Photo by Catherine Giayvia Most heroin sold in Europe comes from Afghanistan's poppies. This past week, the 2005 opium harvest was in full view and going full speed in Afghanistan. The cultivators gathering resin from the crop are operating even near the main road through Kandahar and the farmers are out gathering resin from opium poppies in full view. Last year 80\% of the world's opium came from Afghanistan and production is up over 239\% since 2003, according to U.S. government estimates. Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of illegal drugs.
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