opium

Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium
Middle East

Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium

Kabul / Peshawar, Afghanistan – The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the…
Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes
Middle East

Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes

At a sprawling rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of Kabul, dozens of dazed-looking drug addicts clamber out of police buses…
Taliban threaten oil fields in northern Afghanistan
Middle East

Taliban threaten oil fields in northern Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters are threatening major oil wells near the northern Afghan city of Sar-e Pul following…
First Afghan female coders bring it on: Fight against Opium
Middle East

First Afghan female coders bring it on: Fight against Opium

A group of young Afghan women in the deeply conservative western Herat province is breaking traditional barriers as their war-torn…
Attempt to smuggle heroine, opium at Nuweiba thwarted
Egypt

Attempt to smuggle heroine, opium at Nuweiba thwarted

Nuweiba Port detectives foiled an attempt to smuggle 14 kg of heroin and 5 kg of opium. Criminal investigators from Nuweiba…
Iran seizes 500 tons of drugs in year
Middle East

Iran seizes 500 tons of drugs in year

Iran, a key transit route for illegal drugs trafficked from Afghanistan, has seized almost 500 tons of narcotics in the…
UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS
Egypt

UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS

The United Nations has recommended encouragement of the use of opioid substitutes as means to to curb the spread of…
Cairo airport authorities seize drugs smuggled by Dutch passenger
Egypt

Cairo airport authorities seize drugs smuggled by Dutch passenger

Cairo International Airport authorities have said they seized large amounts of drugs that a Dutch passenger was attempting to smuggle…
Back to top button