Myanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban imposed a ban on poppy cultivation, according to a new United Nations report.
Pakistan summons Afghan charge d’affaires to protest Dera Ismail Khan attacks
Pakistan has summoned Afghanistan’s top diplomat in Islamabad to protest today’s suicide attack in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that left at least 23 soldiers dead, local media …
Myanmar becomes world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan
Opium production in Afghanistan slumped an estimated 95%, according to a UN report
War-wracked Myanmar now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan
BANGKOK–Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s biggest opium producer, according to a U.N. agency report released Tuesday.
“Irreversible damage” for boys and girls in Taliban schools “will haunt Afghanistan’s future,” report warns
The Taliban’s draconian school policies are “causing irreversible damage to the Afghan education system for boys as well as girls,” rights group warns.
Myanmar Dethrones Afghanistan As World’s Top Opium Producer
Myanmar is now the world’s largest producer of opium, according to a United Nations report published Tuesday, overtaking Afghanistan as political turmoil drives more people to poppy farming amid the …
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as opium producer
Myanmar is now the world’s largest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan, a UN report says. It estimates that this year Myanmar will have increased production by 36% to 1,080 tonnes of opium – the …
Pakistan committed to engaging int’l community on Afghanistan peace: FM
Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Monday expressed Pakistan’s commitment to continue cooperating with the international community particularly the United Nations towards a peaceful, stable and …
Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude strikes Afghanistan, no casualties reported so far
The NCS specified that the 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday originated 120 km below the surface, with coordinates at latitude 36.33 and longitude 70.70.