The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly a third amid soaring prices, and despite the multiple humanitarian and economic crises facing the country and it’s Taliban rulers, said the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday.

Terrorist propaganda is outpacing global efforts to stop it, UN report finds
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods
PHILIPPINES: ‘Responding to Disinformation Can’t Mean Giving the Government a Mandate to Police Truth’
Ukraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’
The Lighter Side of Politics at the UN General Assembly
Security Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen
How the body adapts to extreme heat
Historical art can hide scientific secrets