Haqqani: The international community should help Afghan farmers to cultivate alternative poppy
The Taliban government's interior minister, in a meeting with the Japanese ambassador in Kabul, asked the international community to help Afghan farmers to grow alternative poppy. |
According to the regional office Tasnim News, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Minister of Interior of the Taliban government, in a meeting with Takayoshi Kuromiya, the Japanese ambassador in Kabul, said that the international community should pay attention to the issue of livelihood and alternative cultivation of poppy for Afghan farmers so that The causes of the human drug crisis should be eliminated. According to the published announcement by the Ministry of Interior of the Taliban government, the Japanese ambassador also appreciated Kabul’s efforts in providing security and fighting corruption and drugs and emphasized that Japan supports stability in Afghanistan.
The Japanese ambassador said that this country in the conditions Hard has always helped Afghanistan through the international community and emphasized that this assistance will continue, referring to the massive expulsion of refugees from Pakistan, health issues and the fight against drugs.
Afghanistan, poppy cultivation in this country has decreased by 95%.
This unprecedented decrease in cultivation has also caused a 92% decrease in the income of Afghan farmers from 1.35 billion dollars to 110 million dollars, which is currently Only a fraction of it has been compensated by farmers’ income from other products.
Publisher | Tasnim News |