As the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, many had hoped that the departure would also mean the dismantling of the global drug trade funnelled through the region. There was cautious optimism ...

Former U.S. Department of State official Mike Benz asserted that a long-standing drug economy has siphoned taxpayer funds ...

KABUL, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The police have discovered more than 270 kg of illegal drugs, including 70 kg of heroin, in western Afghanistan's Herat province, provincial police spokesman Ghulam Nabi ...