Heroin, one of the world’s most notorious narcotics, has a complex history that begins with the opium poppy. For thousands of ...

KABUL, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Police have discovered 354 kg of illegal drugs, including opium poppy and hashish, in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province and taken into custody four people on ...

The world has a shared interest in helping Afghan farmers move on from poppy. But time and again, it has abandoned them and ...

The UN General Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution expressing deep concern over Afghanistan’s ...

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Given the above, UNODC, in partnership with UNIDO, organized a five-day capacity-building training for cotton ginning facilities from June 15 to 19. The training brought together 23 participants from ...

Comparisons with a similar 2009 UNODC study reveal significant shifts. Stimulant use, once negligible, is now reported by ...

The UN-hosted Doha talks have commenced, focusing on drug control and private sector development in Afghanistan, with global ...

The Afghan men and women, eager to not lose out on the sole source of income in the camps, dip their fingers in a pot of opium to feed their children before a day's work. Children are given opium to ...