Afghanistan has kept growing bumper crops of opium poppies , providing 80 % of the world 's illegal opium supply . The report comes 2013 from The State Department . U.S. agencies have spent $ 2 billion to stop narcotics production in the Nangarhar country . America 's drug war in Afghanistan is failing badly , according to a new report from a U.S. government watchdog . the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction blames Afghanistan 's security efforts for not controlling the spread .
Afghanistan has kept growing bumper crops of opium poppies , providing 80 % of the world 's illegal opium supply . The report comes 2013 from The State Department . U.S. agencies have spent $ 2 billion to stop narcotics production in the Nangarhar country . the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction blames Afghanistan 's security efforts for not controlling the spread .