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Afghanistan
Opium Production in Afghanistan Rises Fivefold Despite Taliban Ban, UN Says
DID Press: Opium production in Afghanistan increased fivefold in 2026 despite the Taliban’s ban on poppy cultivation, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), as farmers return to the illicit crop amid poverty and a lack…
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Opium Production in Afghanistan Surges 400% as Poppy Cultivation Exceeds 43,000 Hectares
DID Press: Opium production in Afghanistan has increased nearly fivefold over the past year, rising from approximately 300 tonnes to 1,500 tonnes, according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The increase has coincided…
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Former Afghan Official Accuses Pakistan of Producing Terrorism and Drugs
DID Press: Abdul Karim Khurram, chief of staff to former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has rejected remarks by Pakistan’s military spokesperson about Afghanistan, describing the country as a nation shaped by its history and arguing that terrorism and narcotics are…
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CIS Border Commanders Discuss Strengthening Security Along Afghanistan Borders
DID Press: Border commanders from member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have emphasized the need to strengthen border security along Afghanistan’s frontiers and step up efforts to combat terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal migration and organized crime. At…
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Muttaqi Urges Intl Community to Recognize Afghanistan’s Anti-Drug Efforts
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, has urged the international community not to overlook Afghanistan’s achievements in combating narcotics and to support continued efforts to curb drug production. Muttaqi highlighted measures taken to ban poppy cultivation and…
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More Than 161 Tonnes of Narcotics Destroyed in Afghanistan’s Herat Province
DID Press: Security officials in Afghanistan’s western Herat province say 161 tonnes and 490 kilograms of various narcotics seized over the past year have been burned and destroyed in the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari desert area. Sayed Masoud Husseini, spokesperson for…
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Afghanistan, Central Asia at Center of Joint Meeting of 3 Regional Organizations
DID Press: Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has announced that a joint meeting of the organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held in Moscow on October 15 and 16. The meeting…
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UNDP: Afghanistan’s Opium Production Has Fallen by 95%
DID Press: Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), says opium production in Afghanistan has fallen by 95 percent following the ban imposed by the Taliban on poppy cultivation and drug trafficking. Speaking to Foreign Policy,…
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Lavrov: NATO Military Infrastructure in Afghanistan, Neighbors ‘Unacceptable’
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow considers the deployment of NATO military infrastructure in Afghanistan and neighboring countries “absolutely unacceptable,” warning that such a presence could contribute to instability and increased conflict in the region. Speaking at…
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Muttaqi to Attend Eighth Moscow Format Meeting on Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Foreign Ministry has announced that Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will attend the eighth Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan at Russia’s invitation. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, head of the Public Relations and Information Department at…
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