Taliban destroys poppy fields leaving Afghan farmers with no income

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Farmers in southern Afghanistan say they are dismayed at the destruction of their poppy farms by the Taliban government since it assumed control of Afghanistan in 2021. Once a lucrative crop, farmers made a fortune under the former government backed by the West, but the Taliban enforced a strict ban in 2023 to avoid the production of narcotics like heroin. Former poppy farmers say, however, that they have been left with no source of income.

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