Afghanistan has kept growing bumper crops of opium poppies , providing 80 % of the world 's illegal opium supply . The report comes Tuesday from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction . U.S. agencies have spent $ 7.6 billion to stop narcotics production in the Middle Eastern country . Comment:
Afghanistan has kept growing bumper crops of opium poppies , providing 80 % of the world 's illegal opium supply . The report comes Tuesday from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction . U.S. agencies have spent $ 7.6 billion to stop narcotics production in the Middle Eastern country . The State Department blames Afghanistan 's security efforts for not controlling the spread .