Opium prices in Afghanistan have skyrocketed, nearing record highs and primarily benefiting large traffickers and organised ...
Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following ...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported a significant rise in the price of opium, reaching $750 per kilogram in 2024, ten times more than in 2022. Despite a reduction in ...
In 2024, opium prices reached ₹65,486 per kilogram, a tenfold growth from ₹6,535 per kilogram in 2022 when the Taliban ...
"If anyone were in my shoes, they would likely do the same." Displaced and desperate Myanmar's opium production was ...
For farmers displaced by conflict, the hardy poppy is the only thing that keeps them from starving. Read more at straitstimes ...
After the 2021 coup, Myanmar overtook Afghanistan with a production worth between US$ 589 million and US$ 1.57 billion. The ...
"If anyone were in my shoes, they would likely do the same." Myanmar's opium production was previously second only to ...
Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following ...
De Orta also tells stories, for example about the Persian opium enthusiast he met when serving as a physician at the court of ...
"If anyone were in my shoes, they would likely do the same." Myanmar's opium production was previously second only to Afghanistan, where poppy farming flourished following the US-led invasion in ...