Myanmar surpassed Afghanistan as the world’s leading opium producer as of 2023, producing an estimated 1,080 metric tonnes, according to a UN report. This shift...
Smuggling is an illegal activity but still many smugglers who illegally deal in drugs or expensive items try to evade the authorities to import these...
The Taliban has told farmers in the Kandahar province to stop cultivating poppy and switch to saffron which is less profitable, and farmers are unhappy....