Opium cultivation in Afghanistan soared by 19 per cent in 2024, even despite a formal ban imposed by the Taliban. Such an ...

VIENNA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for ...

The survey warned that high prices and dwindling opium stocks in the country may tempt Afghan farmers to ignore the Taliban’s ...

Poppy planting remains far below pre-ban levels, United Nations reports, despite rise of 19 percent year on year.

The Taliban banned the cultivation of narcotics in 2022, causing a drop in opium production last year. However, this year it ...

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan spiked by 19 per cent in 2024, covering an estimated 12,800 hectares despite a ban imposed ...

Despite the increase in 2024, opium poppy cultivation remains far below 2022, when an estimated 232,000 hectares were cultivated. “With opium cultivation remaining at a low level in Afghanistan, we ...

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has increased by 19% in 2024, despite a 2022 Taliban ban. The UNODC reports the main production shifted from the southwest to the northeast. Prices remain high, ...

Opium cultivation rose by 19 percent in Afghanistan this year, the UN reported Wednesday, despite a Taliban government ban ...

Opium cultivation rose by 19 percent in Afghanistan ... UNODC added. The centre of poppy cultivation has also shifted, the agency noted, and is now concentrated in northeastern provinces instead ...

"Despite the increase in 2024, opium poppy cultivation remains far below 2022, when an estimated 232,000 hectares were cultivated," the UNODC said in a statement. Dry opium prices stabilized ...