KABUL, April 15 (Xinhua) -- In the drive against illegal crops, police have destroyed more than 88 acres of poppy farms and arrested a dozen persons on the charge of involvement in the drug business ...

Following a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan imposed by the de facto authorities, the Taliban, in April 2022, opium production plunged by an estimated 95 percent by 2023 from 6,200 tons in ...

KABUL, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Police have destroyed poppy farms in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province, warning of dire consequences if anyone violates the law to cultivate the illegal crops or gets ...

A UN report published on Wednesday said opium poppy production in Afghanistan rose by 19% in 2024, despite a ban by the Taliban government. Afghanistan was the world's largest supplier of opium ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have succeeded in slashing opium poppy production in the country after banning cultivation of the crop, analysis of satellite imagery and reports from the ground ...

Afghanistan has surpassed a record high of opium production, according to the 2014 report of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Infographics by TASS ...

The Taliban are strictly enforcing their drug ban for the third year in a row. As yet this has had surprisingly little impact on global opium and heroin markets. Bitte passen Sie die Einstellungen an.

The poppy fields must be destroyed. But just as this devoutly Muslim nation did not become the world's leading opium supplier overnight, uprooting Afghanistan's poppy mind-set promises to be a ...

UNODC announced last year that Myanmar had overtaken Afghanistan to become the world’s top opium producer, saying a ban imposed by the ruling Taliban after its 2021 takeover led to a 95% ...

In April 2022, Afghanistan’s de-facto authorities banned all cultivation of opium poppy under strict new laws. Opium is the essential ingredient for manufacturing the street drug heroin ...

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