Destruction of 200 acres of poppy fields in the southern provinces of Afghanistan

According to the report of the regional office Tasnim news agency, Ministry of Interior In a statement, the Taliban government emphasized the fight against drug cultivation and production in Afghanistan and stated that the anti-narcotics police in Helmand, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Farah and Nangarhar provinces have carried out several operations to destroy poppy cultivation.

According to this statement, only in the center and cities of Babaji, Baghran, Vashir, Kajaki and Musa Qala of Helmand Province, 150 acres of poppy cultivation land has been destroyed.

p style=”text-align:justify”>The Ministry of Home Affairs of the Taliban government added: More than 30 acres of poppy fields in Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces, 8 acres in Nangarhar and some in Farah have been completely cleared.

It is said that the major part of opium production in Afghanistan is done in the south of this country, especially Helmand Province.

After the order of “Hebatullah Akhundzadeh”, the head of the Taliban, prohibiting the cultivation, production, and sale of poppy, the ruling body of Afghanistan claims to It has reached zero in this country.

According to the report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in November of this year, opium production in Afghanistan following the ban by the Taliban 95% has decreased.

“Sirajuddin Haqqani”, the interior minister of the Taliban government, recently clarified: the international community should pay attention to the issue of livelihood and alternative cultivation of poppy for Afghan farmers. slow down so that the causes of the human drug crisis are eliminated.

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