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Afghan opium cultivation falls

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The amount of opium harvested in Afghanistan has fallen from a 2007 cultivation record, according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations.

U.N.: Opium trade means $100M to Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 24 (UPI) -- The Taliban made about $100 million in 2007 from Afghan farmers raising poppies for the opium trade, a United Nations drug and crime report indicates.

Organized crime still threatens Balkans

BRUSSELS, May 29 (UPI) -- Post-communist violence in the Balkans has decreased, but organized crime continues, according to a report from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.

Border initiative to stop drug flow

TEHRAN, May 8 (UPI) -- Officials from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan have announced plans to strengthen border cooperation to stop the flow of drugs and crime.

Costa urges rule of law

VIENNA, April 14 (UPI) -- A top U.N. official speaking in Vienna, Austria, urged countries to establish a rule of law to further development and deter threats to stability.

Anti-corruption summit concludes in Iraq

BAGHDAD, March 19 (UPI) -- The U.N. Development Program concluded a conference in Baghdad Tuesday on good governance and anti-corruption.

Large opium crop to fund terrorists

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A U.N. report says that despite efforts to deter opium production in Afghanistan, officials expect an abundant harvest.

Big opium harvest set for Afghanistan

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The United Nations predicts Afghanistan will harvest a near-record opium poppy crop this year along with an increasing amount of cannabis.

Report: Poppy growth up in Afghanistan

LONDON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A top United Nations official says British forces have failed to reduce opium poppy production in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.

Myanmar opium production up

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.N. officials reported that heroin production in Myanmar has grown 50 percent this year.
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