Afghanistan: Opium production rising under Taliban regime

Nov 17, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 17 : The opium cultivation and production has increased in drought-affected southern Afghanistan, Kandahar and Helmand after the Taliban took...

Taliban unlikely to curb Afghanistan's drug trade: Report

May 26, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 : The Taliban through tactical declarations have been pretending to halt production of narcotics in Afghanistan to evade close international...

Poppy cultivation continues in Afghanistan despite ban

Jun 29, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 29 : Poppy cultivation is still being carried out in Afghanistan despite a ban implemented by the Taliban on the growth,...

Drug trade booms in Afghanistan under the Taliban: Report

Dec 21, 2022

The Taliban after taking power in Afghanistan in August 2021, promised to crack down on narcotics and ban the production, processing, and sale of...

Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey

Nov 01, 2022

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan - latest findings and emerging threats is the first report on the illicit opium economy since the Taliban, which assumed...

Opium cultivation, production in Afghanistan decreased by 95 pc: UN Report

Nov 06, 2023

The cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan has decreased by 95 per cent in the past year, Khaama Press reported citing the United...