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The primary problem is a new strain of genetically modified seed seed that comes from China, which allows poppies to be grown year round.
The war-torn country is working to gather more information about the new opium seed, and the government is in "search to find ways to avoid its traffic," Faisal added.
"We are aware of the new seed in town," Afghan government spokesperson Javid Faisal told CNBC in an interview.
For years, the country and international organizations have struggled to contain the ceaseless cultivation and multi-billion dollar sales of opium, widely considered to be Afghanistan`s biggest source of economic activity.
Last week, Afghanistan released new data showing opium production is surging, information that dovetailed with a widely circulated 2016 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report that showed similar findings.