{"id":22445,"date":"2026-07-01T08:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/?p=22445"},"modified":"2026-07-01T08:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:05:10","slug":"afghanistans-sharp-reduction-in-opium-production-disrupts-global-opioid-supply-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/2026\/07\/01\/afghanistans-sharp-reduction-in-opium-production-disrupts-global-opioid-supply-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan\u2019s sharp reduction in opium production disrupts global opioid supply, UN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KABUL: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in its World Drug Report 2026, has stated that the sharp decline in opium poppy production in Afghanistan has significantly affected global opioid markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, opium poppy cultivation and production in Afghanistan have declined by 95 percent since 2023, resulting in a substantial reduction in the supply of heroin and the gradual depletion of existing stockpiles of the drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report warns that, as heroin supplies continue to diminish, drug traffickers may increasingly turn to synthetic narcotics, a trend that could create new challenges for global public health and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNODC noted that the transformation of the illicit opioid market underscores the need for continued international cooperation to address emerging drug threats and their potential consequences worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in its World Drug Report 2026, has stated that the sharp decline in opium poppy production in Afghanistan has significantly affected global opioid markets. According to the report, opium poppy cultivation and production in Afghanistan have declined by 95 percent since 2023, resulting in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[85],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22447,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22445\/revisions\/22447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}