19 % decrease in poppy cultivation: MoCN
Ariana News: The Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MoCN) says that opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan decreased 19 per cent in 2015, compared to the previous year. Click here to read more (external link).
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MP accuses US, NATO of benefiting from poppy cultivation in Afghanistan
Press TV video description: An Afghan lawmaker has accused the US and NATO of benefiting from poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. He believes that the US-led foreign forces hinder local efforts to fight drug trafficking in the country. Meanwhile, a new UN report has put the total value of drugs trafficked from Afghanistan to Western Europe at
Day at Office for Afghan Drug Prosecutor: Paperwork, and Death Threats
New York Times: KABUL, Afghanistan — EVEN though he goes to his office in an armored vehicle escorted by several guards, Yar Mohammad Hussainkhel takes a different route every morning, hoping to confuse the many enemies who want to kill him. Once Mr. Hussainkhel arrives at the fortified compound in the north of Kabul, Afghanistan’s