MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Poppy has been cultivated on more than 20,000 acres of land in northern Balkh province and so far 336 tones of the crop’s yield has been collected, a civil society group said on Sunday.
Khat Civil Society organization, which works against poppy cultivation and use of drugs, said poppy cultivation and its yield has direct connection with insecurity, illegal armed groups and open sale of arms in the province.
Abdul Qader Mesbah, Khat organization head, told Pajhwok Afghan News they were . . .
