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Afghan Taliban launch campaign to eradicate poppy cropAfghanistan is the world's biggest opium producer and a major source for heroin in Europe and Asia. Production spiraled over the past 20 ye...02 Jun, 2022, 12.53 PM IST- Taliban chief orders ban on poppy cultivation in AfghanistanAfghanistan is the world's biggest producer of poppies, the source of sap that is refined into heroin, and in recent years its production a...03 Apr, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
- View: With Taliban steering Afghanistan, India needs to handle contraband cargo with care22 of the 34 provinces in Afghanistan cultivate poppy, producing in excess of 6,300 tonnes of opium for a global market of 31 million-plus ...01 Oct, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
- Large seizures of heroin along Gujarat coast concerning: Security agenciesOn September 14, authorities seized more than 3,000 kg of heroin - estimated to be worth ₹21,000 crore (approximately) - from two container...22 Sep, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
- Short on money, legal and otherwise, the Taliban face a crisisEnayatullah — his family name withheld — holds down a tiny point in a sprawling global network of informal lenders and backroom bankers cal...02 Sep, 2021, 10.39 PM IST
- Taliban vow to ban heroin, but can they survive without it?The vast majority of the world's opium and heroin comes from Afghanistan, with production and exports centred in areas controlled by the Ta...19 Aug, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
- Indian companies’ supply of heroin chemical helping fund Afghan Taliban: Narco bodyA report has expressed concern at single largest seizure of illicit acetic anhydride in Noida in October 2018, about 9,000 litres. “The che...01 Mar, 2020, 12.01 PM IST
- India hints at Pakistan role in Afghanistan terror at United NationsWhile not naming Pakistan, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, said those supporting the terrorists tar...27 Jun, 2018, 11.45 AM IST
- Mexico's Opium Boom: 'The cartels have a pretty good handle on the appetite in the US'The surge in drugs use has been accompanied by a boom in opium production in Mexico, where officials estimate cultivation of the crop incre...01 Sep, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
- Cannabis production in Afghanistan could intensify terror activities: ReportA detailed report prepared by an Indian intelligence agency has cautioned that cannabis production is emerging as a major threat to securit...07 Oct, 2013, 04.33 AM IST
- Ami Bera asks Kerry to strengthen Indo-US ties"As the world's largest democracy, India has a crucial role to play in the security and economic development of South Asia," Ami Bera said.22 Jun, 2013, 11.41 AM IST
- Union Budget 2012: Opium trade tucked away among the budget papersIn the budget documents there is always a figure which is never mentioned by the FM. This is the receipts from the opium and alkaloid facto...18 Mar, 2012, 07.02 AM IST
- How Mullah Omar will exploit ObamaVarious world leaders have given their somewhat tepid reactions to US President Obama’s proposal to increase US troops in Afghanistan by 30...06 Dec, 2009, 03.20 AM IST
- Pak & Afghanistan central front in terror war: ObamaUS president Barack Obama called Pakistan along with Afghanistan the epicentre of terrorism threatening world security and said that his ad...24 Jan, 2009, 02.34 AM IST
- Afghanistan, Pak central front in war against terrorism: ObamaUS President Barack Obama on Friday said Afghanistan and Pakistan are the central front in the America's war against terrorism and the dete...23 Jan, 2009, 09.39 AM IST
- Afghanistan, Pak central front in war against terrorism: ObamaUS President Barack Obama on Friday said Afghanistan and Pakistan are the central front in the America's war against terrorism and deterior...23 Jan, 2009, 07.45 AM IST
- Now, Pak can’t take US for grantedObama pledged to increase aid to Pak, if it cracks down in border areas.22 Jan, 2009, 05.03 AM IST
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