PARON (Pajhwok): Poppy crop grown on hundreds of acres land has been eradicated in eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Tuesday, but residents say farmers should be provided with alternative source of income.
Nuristan governor’s spokesman Saifuddin Laton told Pajhwok Afghan News the banned plant had been grown in some remote areas of the eastern and western parts of the province and it was eradicated during a campaign in compliance with the decree of the Islamic Emirate’s leadership.
The poppy eradication campaign was carried out in Kamdesh, Bargimatal, Doab, Norgram and Want Waigal districts. The banned crop . . .
