An oasis stretched far into the desert, a vast sea of emerald stalks and scarlet poppy flowers that grew to the horizon. The Taliban operated openly, running a social experiment unlike anything in the country.... In an area where poppy once dominated the landscape, barely a stalk remains. Map locates Bakwa, Afghanistan and the Helmand Province.... UZBEK. TAJIK. TURKMENISTANIRANKabulHeratAFGHANISTANBakwaKandahar HELMANDPAKISTAN100 milesBy The New York TimesSubscribe to The Times to read as many

Boris Johnson remains in hot water amid allegations surrounding a string of parties that allegedly took place in Downing Street during England’s first lockdown in May 2020. Having initially said in December he was “ sickened ” at the prospect of staff ignoring social restrictions, the prime minister has been forced to admit to the House of Commons that he himself attended at least one such event as more and more stories continue to play out in the newspapers about further illicit gatherings that

successfully busted the bid with the detention of two men, said the raid came to light when its

police to a drug bust worth over RM111mil, believed to be the second biggest haul in the country. The

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has busted several gangs behind illegal street races from 2018 to 2021 and

KUALA LUMPUR: A drug syndicate operating in the city has been crippled with the seizure of stockpiles worth over RM1mil. City deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Yong Lei Choo said raids were conducted after the police uncovered a drug distribution ring operating in Brickfields.“ On Oct 19, an operation dubbed Ops Shadow was carried out in four locations, including two premises that had been turned into drug stockpiles.“ Two raids were conducted at a residency in Jalan Bukit Palma, leading to

PETALING JAYA: Bitcoin mining operators running their operations on stolen electricity and bribing electricity meter readers to help them hide their actions will soon have to pay the piper. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission( MACC) is zooming in on them and their crime which is causing financial losses in the billions of ringgit.“ Graft-busters have been looking at dozens of such operators and they are expected to make their move anytime now, ” revealed sources with knowledge of the invest

BUTTERWORTH: They came from all over Penang, Kedah and Perlis for a so-called NGO event at a posh restaurant in a hotel in Seberang Jaya. But a police team that raided the location on Saturday night discovered otherwise – the event was actually a gathering to recruit new members for a triad gang. State Criminal Investigation Department( CID) chief Senior Asst Comm Rahimi Ra’ais said 40 suspects were nabbed during the joint raid by the state anti-vice, gambling and secret society division and the

customers, during the 2am bust yesterday.“ All of the women ran into several rooms when the police entered

processing fees have been busted following the arrest of 13 people.A script, believed to deceive