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…
Security forces destroyed poppy crop on 54.5 acres of land and seized 2,400kg of drugs in western Farah province, police said on Saturday. In a statement, the police headquarters in Farah said about 54.5 acres of land…
More than 400 acres of land has been purged of poppy crop during seven days of an ongoing campaign in northern Balkh province, police said on Tuesday. In a statement, the police headquarters said anti-narcotics officials destroyed the…
A poppy eradication campaign has been launched in all districts of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Abdul Basir Zabuli told Pajhwok Afghan News the poppy eradication campaign was started from Sararud district and…
Poppy crop has been destroyed on 28 acres of land in Bakwa, Khaki Safid, Bala Buluk and Farahrud districts of western Farah province, police said on Sunday. The police headquarters in a statement said security forces destroyed…
US special representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has called “very important” the significant decrease in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. West tweeted: “Reports that the Taliban have implemented policies to significantly decrease opium poppy production this year are credible…
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says the illicit poppy crop on more than 1,000 acres of land has been eradicated in nine provinces. Abdul Nafe Takor, spokesman for MoI, tweeted that security personnel destroyed poppies on over 388…
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…
Security forces have destroyed poppy crop on 10 acres of land in the Deh Rawood district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. Qari Sayeed, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that that the illicit…
Banned poppy crop was destroyed on more than 300 acres of land in southern Kandahar province during the past eight months, an official said on Monday. Kandahar governor’s spokesman Haji Zaid told Pajhwok Afghan News the provincial government…
Police have destroyed poppy, hashish and other similar illicit plants on 1500 acres of land in eastern Nangarhar province during an ongoing campaign, an official said on Wednesday. The cultivation of poppy and other similar crops has been…
Poppy and cannabis plant grown on hundreds of acres of land has been destroyed in various districts of southern Kandahar province, a campaign still ongoing. Kandahar Governor House spokesman Haji Zaid told Pajhwok Afghan News the poppy eradication…
Newly sowed poppy crop was eradicated on hundreds of acres of land in six districts of southern Helmand province, an official said on Monday. Helmand information and culture director Hafiz Rashid told Pajhwok Afghan News that no one…
Local officials in southern Helmand province say they have eradicated hundreds of acres of poppy fields in Nawzad, Washir, Babaji and Marjah districts of the province. Ahmad Jan Khalid, Helmand police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News, "We have…
Farmers and Islamic scholars in western Herat province have welcomed the ban on poppy cultivation in the country but asked officials to provide an alternative to the people. Some Islamic scholars considered poppy cultivation as forbidden in…
Poppy cultivation in southern Kandahar province has increased by 75 percent this year, compared to the previous year, an official and growers said on Thursday. On the other hand, the price of opium has also gone up.…
A young woman, who became addicted to drugs due to domestic violence and is currently receiving medical treatment, has urged the Islamic Emirate to stop cultivation, production and trafficking of drugs to save the lives of young people…
A survey by the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crimes shows that poppy cultivation increased by 37 percent in Afghanistan last year. A joint statement from the mentioned sources received…
Residents of southern Helmand province say poppy has been widely cultivated in the province not only in districts but in areas around Lashkargah, the provincial capital. Atta Mohammad, a resident of Helmand’s Nad Ali district, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Poppy crop in eight districts of eastern Nangarhar province near producing yield as security forces have launched strict eradication drive. Farmers said they cultivated poppy because they did not get refined seeds, urea and other assistance that made…
Poppy crop has been destroyed on 500 acres of land in seven districts of eastern Nangarhar province as part of an campaign, an official said on Tuesday. The illicit crop is cultivated in 14 districts of the province…
