In a good-faith gesture, the deadline was extended—giving some farmers enough time to first harvest the opium, then collect their check from ISAF. ("Did they turn the poppies over in mid-stride ...

It may be sown in hills sufficiently wide apart to admit of cultivation, and harvesting the opium as the Capsules mature. Experiment alone will suffice to determine what soils and what section if ...

The gap is significant. With the 2023 harvest, some 333 tons of opium have been generated, 94.6% less than a year earlier. This translates into less heroin: some 24 to 38 tons of the export grade ...

"If I could, I'd only harvest coffee, as it allows me to work ... particularly affected by the cultivation of poppy, from ...

The relatively unknown story of wartime Japan’s ties with the opium trade in China is now in the public domain, courtesy of a manga series that has already sold more than 1.8 million copies in ...

Opium can be stored for up to 10 years without ... The regime allowed farmers to bring in their harvest in spring 2022, the expert says. It was only in the fall of 2022, when farmers wanted ...

Opium is the essential ingredient for manufacturing ... millions rely on for pain medication worldwide. While the 2022 harvest was largely exempted from the decree, the Taliban have strictly ...