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UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
1 week, 5 days ago

UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, experts from the United Nations said Thursday, while warning of strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade. The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs …

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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world's biggest opium producer: UN
1 year ago

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world's biggest opium producer: UN

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. The figures come after opium production in Afghanistan slumped an estimated 95 percent to around 330 tonnes following the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation in April last year, according to UNODC. …

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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN
1 year ago

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN

Al Jazeera  

Violent political turmoil in Myanmar in years since 2021 coup has contributed to production increase, new report says. The 95 percent decline in opium cultivation in Afghanistan after a drug ban by the Taliban in 2022 has seen global supply shift to Myanmar, where political, social and economic instability brought about by a 2021 coup drove many to poppy farming, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port
1 year, 9 months ago

India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port

Firstpost  

New Delhi: India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities even as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan which will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. The joint statement said India announced the supply of 20,000 metric tonnes …

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India to Send 20,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port
1 year, 9 months ago

India to Send 20,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port

News 18  

India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities even as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan which will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. In December, India joined several other leading countries in criticising the Taliban’s decision to …

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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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