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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This has allowed Myanmar to overtake Afghanistan again as the largest world producer, especially since the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul has led to the imposition of a ban on opium poppy ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

"According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, opium poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan has decreased by 95%, yet opioids, such as heroin and opium, as well as Afghan-made ...

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% ...