Afghanistan has kept growing bumper crops of wild poppies , providing 80 % of the world 's illegal drug supply . The report says the 209,000 hectares record in 2013 , surpasses the previous mark of 193,000 of opium poppy grown in 2007 . The funding comes directly 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 criticized Afghanistan 's reconstruction efforts for not controlling the spread .
Afghanistan has kept growing bumper crops of wild poppies , providing 80 % of the world 's illegal drug supply . The funding comes directly 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 criticized Afghanistan 's reconstruction efforts for not controlling the spread .