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Myanmar becomes world's biggest opium producer, overtakes Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan to become the world's biggest opium producer, the United Nations said in a report.
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UN seeks Cranfield University's help to develop AI to monitor Afghanistan'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Under the research program, the researcher will use AI to interpret satellite imagery which will help them trace where in Afghanistan, crops are being used for drug production.
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Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of opium poppies, the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a statement.
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Poppy cultivation continues in Afghanistan despite ban
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 29 (ANI): Poppy cultivation is still being carried out in Afghanistan despite a ban implemented by the Taliban on the growth, production and distribution of illicit drugs.
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