Opium

An Afghan man walks through a poppy field in the Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan April 8, 2016. REUTERS/Abdul Malik/File Photo
South Asia

Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said opium cultivation fell throughout the country to just 10,800 hectares (26,700 acres) in 2023 from 233,000 hectares the previous year, slashing supply...

A man harvests opium as he works in an opium field outside Loikaw, Kayah state, Myanmar, November 30, 2016. Picture taken on November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
World+Biz

Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule - UN report

Even before the Taliban broke through, opium poppy cultivation was surging. Reuters/Alamy
World+Biz

Ukraine war could boost illegal drug production: UN

An Afghan man works on a poppy field in Jalalabad province April 17, 2014. Reuters.
Middle East

Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium

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USA

Six US states do not join $26 billion opioid settlements with distributors, J&J

Even before the Taliban broke through, opium poppy cultivation was surging. Reuters/Alamy
South Asia

Afghanistan: What the conflict means for the global heroin trade