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Boeren in Afghanistan produceren weer fors meer opium, ondanks een verbod op de lucratieve drugsteelt die de Taliban vier jaar geleden instelden. Dat melden de Verenigde Naties (VN). De cijfers laten de kwetsbaarheid van Afghaanse boeren zien die door de slechtlopende economie nauwelijks rond kunnen komen. Binnen een jaar is het oppervlak voor de Afghaanse p

<p>Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan more than quadrupled in 2026 despite a Taliban government<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1964027"> ban,</a> the United Nations said on Thursday, urging that impoverished farmers needed alternatives to the lucrative crop.</p> <p>Cultivated areas reached 43,000 hectares (around 106,200 acres), up from 10,000 hectare

In years gone by, Afghanistan's poppy fields produced about 80% of the world's opium, used in the manufacture of morphine as well as heroin.

Guvernul taliban de facto a interzis operaţiile de transplant de cornee în Afganistan, lăsând un număr mare de pacienţi pe lista de aşteptare pentru un tratament care să le permită să îşi recupereze vederea, potrivit unor oftalmologi citaţi de EFE, în timp ce autorităţile neagă existenţa acestei restricţii, relatează miercuri agenţia de presă spaniolă.

<p>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned on Wednesday the latest instance of firing from across the Afghan border in Lower South Waziristan, asserting that Pakistan would “never tolerate” attacks on its people or violations of its sovereignty.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040360">incident</a> took place on Tuesday night w

<p>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned on Wednesday the latest instance of firing from across the Afghan border in Lower South Waziristan, asserting that Pakistan would “never tolerate” attacks on its people or violations of its sovereignty.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040360">incident</a> took place on Tuesday night w

<p>The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday rejected allegations made by the Afghan Taliban government regarding civilian casualties in Islamabad’s counterterrorism campaign in the neighbouring country, maintaining that Pakistan’s conduct always “reflected restraint” and the response was “proportionate to the level of threat”.</p> <p>The Afghan Taliban have repeate

<p>The information ministry on Saturday rejected former United States envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s “baseless and misleading allegations” that Pakistan was “arming Afghans to fight the Taliban”.</p> <p>The ministry’s response came a day after Khalilzad, who <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1431125">served</a> as special representative to Afghanistan during the

Manizha Bakhtari ist die letzte weibliche Botschafterin Afghanistans. Obwohl die Taliban sie abberufen haben. Was kann eine Botschafterin ohne Regierung ausrichten?

Ce prix littéraire créé en 2022 et récompensant chaque année un ouvrage écrit par un journaliste sur un fait d’actualité avec une part de vécu, revient cette année à Elise Blanchard et Arthur Sarradin.

Le Pakistan a affirmé avoir intercepté 23 drones suicides lancés depuis l'Afghanistan en direction de l'espace aérien pakistanais au cours du seul mois de septembre. Alors que les deux pays sont en conflit depuis le mois de février, les Taliban ont intensifié l'utilisation de vecteurs aériens sans pilote pour frapper le Pakistan, ce qui alimente des inquiétu

Cinq ans après la prise de pouvoir par les talibans, la France engage un dialogue avec Kaboul afin de faciliter l’expulsion de ressortissants afghans en situation irrégulière et jugés « dangereux ». Une source d’inquiétude et d’indignation pour celles et ceux qui ont fui le régime.

As Pakistan's influence in Afghanistan comes under strain, India is rebuilding ties with the Taliban in Kabul. Can New Delhi turn this diplomatic opening into lasting strategic gains?