Afghanistan’s ban on growing heroin ingredient is driving farmers across border, potentially empowering terror groups
Afghanistan’s ban on growing heroin ingredient is driving farmers across border, potentially empowering terror groups
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Myanmar has become the world's top source of illicit opium, surpassing Afghanistan due to its ongoing civil war and economic…
UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before Taliban’s narcotics ban.
Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of global opium but a Taliban ban has cut that to a fraction.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and local authorities have launched a “major operation” in southwestern…
COLUMN. The Taliban has only been able to curb opium production in the country because of the regime's deeply repressive nature.
Myanmar's rise as a key opium source impacts India's eastern border, with increased drug trafficking through porous routes.
