Drugs

Afghanistan: Women Fall Victim to Opium

Few resources available to address endemic addition in northeastern province.

Unemployment Fuelling Afghan Drug Use

Young people turn to narcotics to escape lives of poverty.

Tackling Addiction Among Afghan Women

Easy access to heroin coupled with poverty creates a growing problem.

Nigeria's Romance with Marijuana

Marijuana is outlawed by many governments. In this report, Joe Agbro Jr. examines the state of the war on cannabis in Nigeria.

Afghanistan: Opium Production Soars in Kandahar

Poppy fields flourish despite claims by security forces that eradication efforts are proving effective.

Afghan Olive Farms Waiting for Water

Once-thriving industry now in poor shape.

Thin Green Line Defends Tajik-Afghan Frontier

Uzbeks Secure Major Loan

Turkmen Police Held for Drug Trafficking

Afghan Execution Protests Anger Iran

Neighbours at odds about reports Afghan refugees have been executed in Iran for trafficking narcotics.