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 ...

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 ...

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 ...