Afghan Farmers Fight Ban on Poppy Growing
KABUL – Agitated poppy farmers in western Herat province say they will not destroy their crops unless the Afghan government provides them with alternative sources of income. "I will not stop growing poppy despite the ban by the government because I’ve no other source of livelihood," asserted Ghulam Sakhi, 45, from the Nahr-i-Farhad area of … Continue reading “Afghan Farmers Fight Ban on Poppy Growing”