Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Tag: Afghan Drug Addicts
Tougher Laws Called for by Afghans...
In Afghanistan, the rate of opium addiction is still rising even after 20 years of government treatment programs and a Taliban-imposed ban on poppy cultivation.Some Afghans who are addicted to drugs say the Taliban should crack down harder on the sales and purchase of illicit drugs.
Afghanistan Addiction Crisis:Focus on Bamyan
According to the United Nations, Afghanistan provides 80% of the world’s opium. Millions of people in Afghanistan are affected by drug abuse and addiction
Afghan Families Are Being Torn Apart...
Afghanistan’s position as the world’s biggest producer of opium is one of the most persistent issues it faces. Afghanistan’s economy and culture are linked with growing, cultivating, and selling the by-products of the indigenous poppy plant
Afghan Drug Addicts in Kandahar Call...
There are an estimated 300,000 drug addicts in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, and authorities say that number is rising