Farmers’ protest against the continued destruction of poppy fields in Badakhshan

According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, local sources They told the media that some farmers protested in Barlas area of ​​Ergo city following the continued cleaning of poppy fields in Badakhshan. but the exact details are not yet available.

Last week, a high-ranking delegation of the Taliban met with influential people, scholars and representatives of the people of Badakhshan province while agreeing to end these protests. The beginning of cleaning again emphasized the process of destroying poppy fields.

In this meeting, it was promised that the people of Badakhshan would support the process of eradicating poppy cultivation and not create any obstacles in this process. do not On the other hand, it was also agreed to address the problems of the people who suffered in the protests. Drugs in Afghanistan, poppy cultivation in this country has decreased by about 95% following the ban imposed by the Taliban.

Not long ago, “Prime Minister Osmani”, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Animal Husbandry of the Taliban, in a meeting with “Soraya Bozurkova”, Deputy Director of the United Nations Development Program, criticized Korea for the non-cooperation of international organizations for alternative cultivation of poppy in Afghanistan.

Othmani had clarified: We prevented poppy cultivation, but international institutions have not had any real cooperation with farmers regarding poppy cultivation. In this regard, we want to cooperate so that farmers do not turn to poppy cultivation again and introduce and support its alternative.

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