Taliban chief orders ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan; violators' crops to be destroyed
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban chief orders ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan; violators' crops to be destroyed

Firstpost  

Afghanistan has a near monopoly on opium and heroin, accounting for 80 to 90 per cent of global output, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Afghanistan: The Taliban’s supreme leader on Sunday ordered a ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, warning that the hardline Islamist government would crack down on farmers planting the crop. The United States and NATO forces tried to curb poppy cultivation during their two decades in Afghanistan by paying farmers to grow alternative crops such as wheat or saffron. Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi rejected claims the Taliban helped fuel poppy cultivation during their insurgency. Afghanistan has a near monopoly on opium and heroin, accounting for 80 to 90 per cent of global output, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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IS group claims bombing in Afghanistan that killed officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign
7 months, 2 weeks ago

IS group claims bombing in Afghanistan that killed officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast that killed police officers who were part of an anti-poppy crop campaign. The Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan, a major Taliban rival, has conducted attacks on schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas throughout the country. In March, the group said one of its suicide bombers …

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after Taliban banned poppy cultivation
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after Taliban banned poppy cultivation

The Hindu  

Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the UN drugs agency published on Sunday. Afghans need urgent humanitarian assistance to meet their most immediate needs, absorb the shock of lost income and save lives, said UNODC executive director, Ghada Waly. A September report …

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the U.N. drugs agency published Sunday. Afghans need urgent humanitarian assistance to meet their most immediate needs, absorb the shock of lost income and save lives, said UNODC executive director, Ghada Waly. A September …

Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN

Al Jazeera  

The restriction on poppy cultivation has decimated a key trade for hundreds of thousands of farmers and laborers. Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged more than 90 percent in Afghanistan since Taliban authorities banned the crop last April, according to a UN report published on Sunday. Poppy cultivation has dropped by around 95 percent – from 233,000 hectares at …

Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy crop
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy crop

Associated Press  

WASHIR, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun a campaign to eradicate poppy cultivation, aiming to wipe out the country’s massive production of opium and heroin, even as farmers fear their livelihoods will be ruined at a time of growing poverty. The Taliban, who took power in Afghanistan more than nine months ago, issued an edict in early April banning …

Poppy cultivation continues in Afghanistan despite Taliban's crackdown on drug trade
2 years, 7 months ago

Poppy cultivation continues in Afghanistan despite Taliban's crackdown on drug trade

India Today  

Afghanistan has a long history of opium poppy cultivation. Ashraf Wani tells more in this ground report from #Afghanistan.#ReporterDiary pic.twitter.com/y03LdGhnN2 — IndiaToday May 10, 2022 Farmers in Northern Afghanistan prefer poppy cultivation as they get four times more returns from production as compared to other crops. Talking to India Today, a farmer said that, due to many folded returns, farmers …

Taliban clamp down on drugs, announce ban on poppy harvest
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban clamp down on drugs, announce ban on poppy harvest

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Sunday announced a ban on harvesting poppies, even as farmers in some parts of the country began extracting the opium from the plant that is needed for making heroin. In 2021, before the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan produced more than 6,000 tons of opium, which the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said could …

Taliban announces ban on opium production in Afghanistan
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban announces ban on opium production in Afghanistan

India Today  

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban announced a ban on Sunday on poppy production, even as farmers across the country began harvesting the bright red flower that produces the opium used to make heroin. The ban is reminiscent of the Taliban's previous rule in the late 1990s when the religion-driven movement outlawed poppy production. Washington spent more than USD 8 billion trying to …

Taliban chief orders ‘strict’ ban on opium poppy cultivation
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban chief orders ‘strict’ ban on opium poppy cultivation

Al Jazeera  

The ban comes as the Taliban tries to assuage international concerns regarding drug control in the impoverished South Asian country. The Taliban has issued a decree banning the cultivation of opium poppy, as the group tries to assuage international concerns regarding drug control in the impoverished South Asian country. Poppy cultivation is a key revenue source for many impoverished farmers …

Will Afghanistan's poppy empire blossom under the Taliban rule?
3 years, 4 months ago

Will Afghanistan's poppy empire blossom under the Taliban rule?

Firstpost  

In 2020, the area under opium cultivation expanded to 2,24,000 hectares from 1,63,000 hectares - overwhelmingly in areas under the group’s control The United States, it is reported, spent more than $8 billion over 15 years to deprive the Taliban of their profits from Afghanistan’s opium and heroin trade. Soaring numbers of opium production Illicit narcotics are “the country’s largest …

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