by admin | Nov 5, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By PTI ISLAMABAD: Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the U.N. drugs agency published Sunday. Afghanistan was the world’s biggest opium producer and a...
by admin | Mar 28, 2023 | Health
[ad_1] Fans of the hit sitcom “Seinfeld” may recall the episode in which Elaine (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) hilariously tested positive for opium after eating a muffin containing poppy seeds — which got her kicked off a work trip to Kenya. But for two...
by admin | Jun 2, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun a campaign to eradicate poppy cultivation, aiming to wipe out the country’s massive production of opium and heroin, even as farmers fear their livelihoods will be ruined at a...
by admin | Apr 3, 2022 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press KABUL: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban announced a ban Sunday on poppy production, even as farmers across the country began harvesting the bright red flower that produces the opium used to make heroin. The order warns farmers that their crops...
