Afghanistan’s meth trade is surging worldwide since Taliban ban, UNODC says

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has in a recent report said that the methamphetamine trade in and around Afghanistan is surging with about a 12-fold rise in seizures from 2.5 tons in 2017 to 29.7 tons in 2021.

Within Afghanistan, the report on Sunday said that annual seizure totals rapidly increased from less than 100 kg in 2019 to nearly 2,700 kg in 2021, showing a “rapid expansion” in production and trade in illicit drug markets.