Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have succeeded in slashing opium poppy production ... firm Alcis indicates that in Helmand, previously a leading poppy-growing region, cultivation has been slashed ...

According to the report, cotton was cultivated in 17 provinces this year, showing a 12% increase in cotton cultivation compared to the previous year.

"With opium cultivation remaining at a low level in Afghanistan, we have the opportunity ... The only exception was the ...

The number of Afghanistan's 34 provinces that were free of opium poppies dropped from 14 last year to 13 this year, and every region except the southern one had an increase in opium production.

The agency says that increased prices for opium and heroin in Afghanistan ... in the province of Helmand. Many farmers are waiting to see whether the ban on cultivation will be maintained, with ...

But groundwater levels in the Helmand River Basin ... violent clashes broke out between opium-growing villagers and security forces in northeastern Afghanistan, where the Taliban has struggled ...

[VOA] Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was down sharply last ... The largest amounts are grown in Badakhshan, Helmand, Herat and Nangarhar provinces. Poppies, which farmers process to ...

The caretaker Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kabul Alireza Bikdeli says that the issue of Iran's water share in Afghanistan is resolved.

and production decreased by 8% to 995 metric tons due to a 4% decline in opium yield. UNODC announced last year that Myanmar had overtaken Afghanistan to become the world’s top opium producer ...

"According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, opium poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan has decreased by 95%, yet opioids, such as heroin and opium, as well as Afghan-made ...

Iran seeks to strengthen its relations with Afghanistan in various sectors as part of its “neighborhood policy.” ...