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Stories on Afghanistan
July 2024
- 04/07/2024 - Strengthening Counternarcotics Capacities in Afghanistan
June 2024
- 26/06/2024 - UNODC World Drug Report 2024
February 2024
- 26/02/2024 - A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
January 2024
- 31/01/2024 - PHOTO STORY: Cultivating hope - How UNODC supports Afghan farmers with alternatives to opium cultivation
- 03/01/2024 - Leaving poppy behind – permanently: how the findings from UNODC’s new Afghan opium survey could affect vulnerable populations
November 2023
- 09/11/2023 - Investing in healthcare to prevent and detect human trafficking in Afghanistan
- 06/11/2023 - Leaving poppy behind – permanently: how the findings from UNODC’s new Afghan opium survey could affect vulnerable populations
October 2023
- 23/10/2023 - More profitable than poppy: providing an alternative to cultivating drug crops in Afghanistan
September 2023
- 14/09/2023 - “We don’t ask questions”: Hawala payment system vulnerable to use by organized crime groups, including opiate traffickers and migrant smugglers
June 2023
- 30/06/2023 - A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
- 22/06/2023 - How a Drip Irrigation System Allowed Farmers to Turn Away from Poppy Cultivation in Nangarhar, Afghanistan
April 2023
- 17/04/2023 - Poultry, not poppy: how an alternative development programme in Afghanistan helped a single mother provide for her family
February 2023
- 13/02/2023 - UNODC and Cafés Malongo celebrate fifth anniversary of cooperation to boost alternative development and licit income generation for farmers worldwide
January 2023
- 06/01/2023 - “I did not know vegetable cultivation could be so profitable”: role-model farmers in Helmand aim to make their communities poppy-free
November 2022
- 22/11/2022 - UNVTF selects five NGO projects for comprehensive support to human trafficking victims
- 01/11/2022 - Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UNODC survey
July 2022
- 12/07/2022 - Rural Households in Afghanistan Remain Resilient thanks to Alternative Development Programme
June 2022
- 30/06/2022 - Training drug control agents to effectively respond to drug trafficking challenges along the Tajik-Afghan border
- 22/06/2022 - UNODC support for drug treatment services in Afghanistan: Waheeda’s story
- 13/06/2022 - Customs authorities of Central Asia, Southern Caucasus and Pakistan unite against border control threats
November 2021
- 16/11/2021 - Afghan opiates supply 8 out of 10 opiate users worldwide, UNODC finds, as experts meet in Vienna to combat illicit trafficking
May 2021
- 04/05/2021 - Afghanistan: 37 per cent increase in opium poppy cultivation in 2020, while researchers explore novel ways to collect data due to COVID-19
December 2020
- 29/12/2020 - UNODC & Member States Renew Commitment Towards Strengthening Regional Cooperation Between Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries
December 2019
- 11/12/2019 - UNODC calls for shift in paradigm: From women as victims, to women as powerful agents of change
October 2019
- 28/10/2019 - Drug-sniffing dogs from UNODC-supported programme in Iran seize more than 200 kg of heroin
December 2018
- 19/12/2018 - UNODC supports regional anti-narcotics cooperation to curb trafficking of Afghan opiates
November 2018
- 27/11/2018 - UNODC Supports Launch of Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network in West and Central Asia targeting illicit wealth in the Region
- 19/11/2018 - Sharp drops in opium poppy cultivation, price of dry opium in Afghanistan, latest UNODC survey reveals
July 2018
- 13/07/2018 - Strengthening cooperation to disrupt illicit financial flows in West and Central Asia, South Eastern Europe
May 2018
- 21/05/2018 - Last year’s record opium production in Afghanistan threatens sustainable development, latest survey reveals
April 2018
- 13/04/2018 - West and Central Asia: UNODC holds regional workshop to counter illicit financial flows
December 2017
- 21/12/2017 - UNODC Chief: Afghanistan faces opium crisis, response must be urgent, swift, decisive
November 2017
- 15/11/2017 - Afghan opium production jumps to record level, up 87 per cent: Survey
- 01/11/2017 - UNODC Executive Director calls for greater cooperation on drug control, fighting illicit financial flows, terrorism financing
May 2017
- 19/05/2017 - Afghanistan: Total area under opium poppy cultivation expanding, threatening sustainable development in the country
February 2017
- 28/02/2017 - Illicit drug challenge remains “formidable”, UNODC Chief tells Tehran audience
- 14/02/2017 - Afghanistan: UNODC launches first synthetic drugs assessment in the country
November 2016
- 23/11/2016 - Risks of illicit flows in money transfers topic of Central Asia group meeting
October 2016
- 23/10/2016 - Afghan Opium Production Up 43 Per cent: Survey
March 2016
- 29/03/2016 - UNODC launches initial study on Afghan opiate trade in Africa
- 04/03/2016 - UNODC and Japan strengthen cooperation with eye on security and development, 2020 Crime Congress
November 2015
- 26/11/2015 - Drug money and opiate trafficking on the Balkan route, focus of new UNODC report
October 2015
- 14/10/2015 - After six years on the rise, Afghan opium crop cultivation declines: new UNODC survey
June 2015
- 17/06/2015 - Afghan heroin now also being trafficked through Africa: new UNODC report
May 2015
- 08/05/2015 - Central Asia: new regional cooperation platform against organized crime, illicit drugs
- 06/05/2015 - “No country can tackle the threats of drugs and crime alone,” says UNODC Chief at Central Asia meeting on illicit drugs
April 2015
- 27/04/2015 - Stemming the flow of illegal drugs: building cross-border cooperation in Central Asia
January 2015
- 19/01/2015 - UNODC, government of Japan review joint plan of action
- 09/01/2015 - Young journalist training in South Asia: Helping develop reporting skills on drugs, human trafficking and migration
December 2014
- 19/12/2014 - Before UN Security Council, UNODC Chief offers full support for Afghan drug control efforts
November 2014
- 12/11/2014 - Afghan opium crop cultivation rises seven per cent in 2014; while opium production could climb by as much as 17 per cent
- 10/11/2014 - UNODC chief holds meetings with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah
October 2014
- 14/10/2014 - Networking the Networks to fight opiate trafficking
June 2014
- 26/06/2014 - Security Council expresses support to UNODC on fight against drug trafficking
- 25/06/2014 - UNODC Chief tells Security Council Afghan challenges “formidable,” emphasises need for long-term engagement
March 2014
- 17/03/2014 - Cross-border cooperation key in addressing Central and West Asia's drug trafficking problem
January 2014
- 17/01/2014 - “More must be done to confront drug trade, rise in domestic addiction,” says UNODC Chief in meeting with Afghan Counter-Narcotics Minister
November 2013
- 13/11/2013 - Afghanistan opium crop cultivation rises a record 36 per cent, production up 49 per cent
June 2013
- 04/06/2013 - UNODC signs joint plan of action with Japan for cooperation on Africa, Southeast Asia and Afghanistan
December 2012
- 18/12/2012 - At Triangular Initiative Ministerial Meeting, UNODC Chief stresses regional cooperation in face of illicit drug threat
May 2012
- 31/05/2012 - UNODC chief visits northern Afghan province of Badakhshan
- 30/05/2012 - UNODC chief visits transition house for women leaving prison in Kabul
- 29/05/2012 - UNODC chief meets President Karzai of Afghanistan, discusses counter-narcotics action
April 2012
- 17/04/2012 - UNODC chief addresses conference of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative
March 2012
- 27/03/2012 - Turning the tide for Afghan women and girls who use drugs
- 14/03/2012 - 100 years of narcotics control
February 2012
- 16/02/2012 - Secretary-General and Paris Pact partners commit to curb drug trafficking from Afghanistan
January 2012
- 12/01/2012 - Afghan opium prices soar as production rises
- 05/01/2012 - House of Hope helps Afghan women prisoners to reintegrate into society
November 2011
- 28/11/2011 - UNODC chief meets Afghan President ahead of Bonn II conference
April 2011
- 18/04/2011 - Despite high prices of opium, a slight decrease in poppy cultivation in 2011 is expected
February 2011
- 17/02/2011 - UNODC assists Pakistan in drug control work along Khyber pass
- 01/02/2011 - UNODC predicts slight decrease in opium poppy cultivation in 2011
January 2011
- 21/01/2011 - High opium prices threaten drug control efforts of recent years
December 2010
- 15/12/2010 - Afghan crop surveyors put their lives on the line
September 2010
- 30/09/2010 - Afghan opium production halves in 2010, according to UNODC annual survey
August 2010
- 02/08/2010 - UNODC promotes international cooperation in West and Central Asia
June 2010
- 22/06/2010 - Around 1 million Afghans suffer from drug addiction, UNODC reports
April 2010
- 26/04/2010 - Kabul: women raising their children behind bars
February 2010
- 10/02/2010 - UNODC predicts stable opium crop in Afghanistan
December 2009
- 17/12/2009 - Afghan Opium Survey: export value of Afghan opium is falling
October 2009
- 28/10/2009 - Triangular cooperation fights drugs and builds confidence
- 21/10/2009 - UNODC reveals devastating impact of Afghan opium
- 19/10/2009 - New report on devastating impact of Afghan opium
September 2009
- 02/09/2009 - Afghan opium production in significant decline
- 01/09/2009 - Afghan opium figures to be released
August 2009
- 06/08/2009 - Freshta Jamal: helping women to resettle
- 03/08/2009 - UNODC provides counter-terrorism training to Afghan officials
June 2009
- 22/06/2009 - How does UNODC estimate opium cultivation and production figures?
- 03/06/2009 - Triangular cooperation fights transnational trafficking
- 01/06/2009 - Preventing smuggling of drug producing chemicals into Afghanistan
March 2009
- 30/03/2009 - Secretary-General Ban warns that terrorism, drugs and crime are thwarting development in Afghanistan
- 16/03/2009 - Counter-narcotics operation on the border between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
February 2009
- 27/02/2009 - Century of drug control commemorated in Shanghai
- 02/02/2009 - Global opium poppy cultivation is decreasing
December 2008
- 15/12/2008 - Tackling the Afghan opium threat
November 2008
- 19/11/2008 - Responding to drug use and HIV in Iran
May 2008
- 22/05/2008 - Regional Information Centre supports counter-narcotic efforts
April 2008
- 30/04/2008 - Illicit Drug Trends of Afghan opiates
March 2008
- 14/03/2008 - Doi Tung: Thinking outside the box
February 2008
- 06/02/2008 - UNODC anticipates another large opium crop in Afghanistan in 2008
November 2007
- 16/11/2007 - Afghan opium report
