Farmers in Afghanistan continue to grow opium poppy amid Taliban's unclear policy

Dec 13, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 : Afghan farmers have said they will continue to grow opium poppy as the Taliban have not sent any clear...

Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival

Oct 21, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 : Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of...

Opium price hike lures Afghan farmers to cultivate more poppy for larger profits

Nov 20, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 20 : Opium price hike is luring Afghan farmers to cultivate more poppy for larger profits, amid the deepening humanitarian crisis...

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...

Afghanistan: 4 farmers killed, 5 injured over poppy field dispute in Badakhshan

May 13, 2023

At least four farmers have died, and five others have been injured in a dispute over the poppy field destruction in the northeastern Darayim...

J-K Police launches special drive against illegal poppy cultivation

May 01, 2024

Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a special drive against illegal cultivation of poppy cultivation and destroyed a huge patch of poppy over a large...