The Iranian foreign minister says Iran and Ivory Coast must strengthen their cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

The 7th Meeting of the Central Asian Counter-Narcotic Quintet Conference was held in the Afghan capital.

Police said the 25-year-old man "died overnight in Rigshospitalet (hospital) from his injuries."

Iranian security forces disband an international drug trafficking band in the southern province of Hormozgan.

A European watchdog says Europeans spend more than 24 billion euros a year on illicit drugs, warning of the links between the trade and terrorism.

Jordanian border guards kill 12 infiltrators at its Syria border in an armed battle with three dozen people, army says.

Iran and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime have signed an agreement on fighting drug trafficking.

The United Nations Security Council has been briefed on the situation in Afghanistan. At the meeting, the representative of Iran highlighted the problem of narcotics trafficking, describing it as a source of funding for terrorist groups in addition to the obvious dangers to public health. Caleb Maupin has the details in the following report.

Iran says it has seen no cooperation from the UN and other countries in its fight against illicit drugs.

The Iranian interior minister offers proposals for effective global campaign against illicit drugs.