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Afghan opium is unleashing a devastating impact across the world, according to a new UN report, funding the Taliban and other terror groups and killing thousands in consumer countries. Afghanistan produces 92 percent of the world's opium in a trade that is worth some 65 billion dollars, feeds some 15 million addicts worldwide and kills around 100,000 people annually, the report said. Price of 1 gram opium in Kabul is three dollars while its price in international market is 100 dollars.
