opium

The UNODC says opium cultivation fell to just 10,800 hectares in 2023 from 233,000 hectares the previous year

Afghan health officials say more than 80 per cent of the patients will relapse

Uncovers one of the country's largest trafficking rings

Drug trade remains major threat, leaving the country at the risk of becoming a “narco-state”

The sight of a seemingly endless expanse of opium-producing flowers is common across rural Afghanistan

Farmers have made loud sounds, even used firecrackers to scare the birds away

Aid agencies struggle to meet growing demand for food, shelter and sanitation

The next administration will explore regulating opium production for pharmaceutical use says interior minister

US Army General John Nicholson showed videos at presser of targeted aerial strikes against Taliban drug factories

The average yield per hectare was boosted by 15 per cent since last year

ANF joint director says hashish is the most commonly recovered drug, followed by heroin, opium and cocaine

Taliban say 20 people were killed in attack but government officials put death toll at seven

'Opium is money. Why should we waste time growing wheat?'

The government's loosening grip on security in many areas contributed to a collapse in poppy eradication efforts

Pakistan is considered the main transit country for narcotics produced in neighbouring Afghanistan

Decline in opium production isn't due to any eradication programme, but due to a fungus which began wiping out poppies

The opium valued at Rs1 million had been concealed in a specially stitched jacket