and is now concentrated in northeastern provinces instead of in the Taliban strongholds of southern Afghanistan. In May, clashes between farmers and brigades sent to destroy their poppy fields ...

poppy cultivation has practically come to a standstill. For the first time in decades, Myanmar has replaced Afghanistan as the world's largest opium and heroin producer. It would be natural to ...

CHENNAI: Poppy seeds sourced from Pakistan and Afghanistan are being smuggled into India from south-east Asian countries ...

Poppy fields were reduced from 233,000 hectares ... and Crime (UNODC), announced last week that the price of opium from Afghanistan has gone up tenfold – from $75 to $750 per kilogram.

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 ...

VIENNA — Opium prices in Afghanistan are soaring and handing "massive profits ... Clashes between farmers and police sent to destroy poppy fields left several people dead last May.

farmers in southern Afghanistan are swapping out their poppy plants for wheat crops. The farmers are participating in programs sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development ...

Afghanistan is witnessing a surge in opium ... In May 2024, clashes between farmers and police attempting to destroy poppy fields resulted in several fatalities.