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Afghanistan’s Taliban announce ban on poppy production
April 3, 2022

Afghanistan’s Taliban announce ban on poppy production

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban announced a ban Sunday on poppy production, even as farmers across the country began harvesting the bright red flower that produces the opium used to make heroin.…READ MORE

UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban
April 1, 2022

UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations said Thursday that nearly all Afghans don’t have enough to eat and some have resorted to “selling their children and their body parts” to get money for food.…READ MORE

Pakistan’s embattled PM Khan defiant, says he won’t resign
March 31, 2022

Pakistan’s embattled PM Khan defiant, says he won’t resign

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan remained defiant Thursday, telling the nation he won’t resign even as he faces a no-confidence vote in parliament and the country’s opposition says it has the numbers to push him out.…READ MORE