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...

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...

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...

Afghanistan: Poppy cultivation sees surge in Kandahar, Helmand

Mar 05, 2022

Helmand [Afghanistan], March 5 : The cultivation of poppy for opium production has surged in Afghanistan's Helmand and Kandahar provinces in 2022 as compared...

UN seeks Cranfield University's help to develop AI to monitor Afghanistan's opium production

Jan 17, 2023

Under the research program, the researcher will use AI to interpret satellite imagery which will help them trace where in Afghanistan, crops are being...

Afghanistan responsible for 80 per cent of illicit opium production globally in 2022: UN Report

Jun 26, 2023

In a separate report, UNODC said that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent...