“Around 85 percent of heroin consumed worldwide originates from Afghanistan. However, we anticipate a decrease in supply this year and next year as the Taliban has banned cultivation of opium poppy ...

Counter-narcotics police in Afghanistan southern Kandahar province have uncovered illicit drugs including heroin and opium poppy and arrested seven ...

Kandahar, Nov 9 Counter-narcotics police in Afghanistan's Kandahar province have uncovered illicit drugs, including heroin and opium poppy, ... Kandahar, Nov 9 Counter-narcotics police in ...

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds sells everything you need to grow Shirley/Flanders-type poppies. (Source: BCHS) Veterans, butterflies, and bees will love them. Poppy seeds should be sown in the early ...

Widely available. Named after Mount Aso, these cheerful pink plants are adored by flower arrangers Credit: Deborah Vernon/Alamy Who can resist a pink pussy willow on a cold, frosty January day ...

“This is the first time I haven’t bought a poppy as an adult, because I just feel like it is sending a message I don’t really want to send,” says Sophie*, 33, a writer from London.

The traditional way this is done involves wearing a poppy, which is often connected to the First World War, but over time has come to show a mark of respect to all British serviceman and ...