Anna Corbett’s husband, Ryan, has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for 16 months. She had feared going public about her ordeal would endanger his life, but now she’s breaking her silence …
U.K. Defense Ministry Fined For ‘Egregious’ Afghanistan Data Breach
The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence has been fined £350,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for disclosing the personal data of people evacuated from Afghanistan.
Pakistan asks Kabul to probe links to attack that killed 23 soldiers
Pakistan has protested to Afghanistan’s Taliban government over the killing of 23 soldiers in an attack on a military base, demanding action against the perpetrators, Islamabad said as it grapples …
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says
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 …