It says Afghan farmers are growing bumper crops of opium poppies . The report says last year 's 209,000-hectare record surpasses the previous high of 193,000 hectares of opium poppies grown in 2007 . Opium brought in $ 3 billion in 2013 , and much of it funded terrorism , authorities say . The report says government agencies spent $ 7.6 billion to stop Afghanistan 's narcotics trade . Afghanistan is the source of 80 % of the world 's illegal opium , the U.S. government says .
It says Afghan farmers are growing bumper crops of opium poppies . Opium brought in $ 3 billion in 2013 , and much of it funded terrorism , authorities say . The report says government agencies spent $ 7.6 billion to stop Afghanistan 's narcotics trade . Afghanistan is the source of 80 % of the world 's illegal opium , the U.S. government says .