Well, something seems to be working in Afghanistan

From the US GAO report on drugs and Afghanistan:

According to UNODC, in the three-year period, 2002 through 2004,
Afghanistan's opium harvest increased substantially. In 2005, the
number of hectares of opium poppy cultivation declined by over 20
percent, yet the crop yield per hectare rose because of favorable
weather conditions. Thus, the estimated amount of potential opium
produced declined only slightly. In 2006, poppy cultivation increased
to 165,000 hectares, yielding a record poppy crop estimated at a
potential 6,100 metric tons of opium, or more than 90 percent of the
world's illicit opium (see table 1).

Table 1: Opium Production in Afghanistan, 2002 through 2006:

Net opium poppy cultivation (hectares);
2002: 74,000;
2003: 80,000;
2004: 131,000;
2005: 104,000;
2006: 165,000.

Potential opium production (metric tons);
2002: 3,400;
2003: 3,600;
2004: 4,200;
2005: 4,100;
2006: 6,100.

Provinces where opium poppy is grown[A];
2002: 24;
2003: 28;
2004: 32 (all);
2005: 25;
2006: 28.

Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Notes:

1 hectare equals 2.47 acres.

1 metric ton equals 2,204.6 pounds.

[A] In 2005, the Afghan Government reorganized the country's
administrative divisions into 34 provinces. However, the 2005 UNODC
opium survey was designed, and its results are presented, according to
the previous 32 provinces. The 2006 survey was based on 34 provinces.

Wow, way to go! We've doubled production of Opium in only 5 years - the Soviet Union would have been proud to have this kind of success in a 5 year plan!

Hey, did anyone hear the irony when Stephen Harpy quoted "In Flanders Fields" when he eulogized the brave Canadian Soldiers who had died in Afghanistan?