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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A U.N. report says that despite efforts to deter opium production in Afghanistan, officials expect an abundant harvest.
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.
LONDON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A top United Nations official says British forces have failed to reduce opium poppy production in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.