The scale of the problem in Afghanistan

On CNN, they just had an interview with Jose Maria Costa from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. He said that Afghan opium production is "50% of National Product" (GNP?).

If that's the case, think about what an end to that production would mean to that already devastated country.

The only way to stop the Taliban resurgence is to take away a huge portion of GNP. What a freakin' mess.