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Afghan opium cultivation bouncing back amid Taliban clampdown
Afghanistan’s opium poppy cultivation grew in 2024 despite a Taliban-imposed ban, according to a United Nations report. Cultivation increased by an estimated 19 percent this year, the report published ...
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Leonard Zulu of Zimbabwe appointed as the United Nations resident coordinator in Uganda
Prior to his appointment in Uganda, Mr. Zulu served as the UNHCR Representative in Afghanistan, where he led and coordinated ...
Afghan opium cultivation bounces and shifts 2 years after ban, UN says
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a ...
Afghanistan poppy cultivation grows 19 percent despite ban: UN
Opium cultivation rose by 19 percent in Afghanistan this year, the UN reported Wednesday, despite a Taliban government ban ...
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in second year of drugs ban, according to UNODC
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan in 2024 increased by an estimated 19 per cent year-on-year to cover 12,800 hectares, according to a new survey released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) ...
Maldives recalls its ambassador in Pakistan after its envoy meets Afghanistani counterpart | Know why
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives said in a statement on November 3 that the recent meeting between Mohamed Thoha, ...
Maldives recalls its ambassador in Pakistan over unsanctioned meeting with Kabul’s envoy
Pakistani officials said on Tuesday they were aware the Maldives government had recalled its ambassador to Pakistan after he met with the Afghan Taliban government's top diplomat in Islamabad without ...