Afghanistan: Opium prices soar after Taliban banned poppy farming, UN says traffickers earning 'massive profits'
Opium prices in Afghanistan have skyrocketed, nearing record highs and primarily benefiting large traffickers and organised ...
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UN: Afghan opium prices skyrocket following ban on poppy cultivation
The price of opium in Afghanistan surged to $750 per kilogram in 2024, a tenfold increase compared to two years prior, according to a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on ...
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UN to hold meeting on Opium Cultivation and Drug Trafficking in Afghanistan
The continued rise in drug production and trafficking from Afghanistan requires immediate and coordinated action. The UNODC meeting represents a critical opportunity for international stakeholders to ...
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Afghan opium prices skyrocket amid ban, fuelling organised crime
By bnm Tehran bureau Opium prices are soaring in Afghanistan following the Taliban's drug cultivation ban, threatening regional stability, new data from the UN indicated on March 12. The Taliban swept ...
Pajhwok Afghan News10d
Growers donate saplings to green Qush Tepa canal
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Farmers from central Logar province have donated 170,000 saplings to support efforts for greening the ...
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As fights rage over DOGE and USAID, farmers battle decades of government failure | Opinion
The next would slam that market shut when Russia invaded Afghanistan. Farmers would, meantime, slip between the cracks. Today we’re in danger of letting that happen again — and again and again.