TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Poppy crop grown near the governor’s house and the police headquarters in central Uruzgan province has matured, but the authorities have turned a blind eye towards the banned plant.
Poppy pod in Tirinkot, the provincial capital, and some districts is about to be harvested for opium sap, while officials had earlier claimed the crop grown on 120 hectares of land in the province would be eradicated, a drive yet to be launched.
More poppy has been cultivated this year in Uruzgan compared to last year. The illicit plant could be seen 20 . . .
