KABUL (Pajhwok): Poppy crops have been destroyed on about 131 acres of land in five districts of northeastern Badakhshan province during separate operations, an official said on Sunday.
Ministry of Interior (MoI) spokesman Abdul Matin Qane wrote on his X handle that anti-narcotics forces destroyed the banned plant on 40 acres of land in Darayim, 35 acres in Baharak, 30 acres in Argo, 15 acres in Kishim districts and 11 acres in Faizabad city.
The poppy eradication drive commenced on May 3 in Darayim and Argo districts, triggering a protest and clash between police and farmers, in which two . . .
