The price of Afghan opium, used to produce heroin, reaches its highest level in the last two decades. A kilogram of the juice produced by poppies costs about $408 in the market.

The ban on cultivation, imposed by the Taliban regime, has had a great impact on poppy production in all regions of Afghanistan. The decline has disrupted the fragile economy, which appeared to have stabilized at the end of 2022 compared to the decline it had after August 15, 2021, when the Taliban entered Kabul.