Over 6,000 acres of land cleared of poppies in Badakhshan

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Badakhshan Police Command says it has cleared more than 6,000 acres of poppy fields in northern Badakhshan province.The anti-narcotics
department of Badakhshan Police Command says that since the beginning of the campaign to destroy the poppy fields in this province, they
have cleared more than 6,000 acres of land
According to these officials, poppies have however been planted in more than 10 districts this year
The anti-narcotics department of the Badakhshan Police Command says that the campaign to destroy the poppy plantations started two months
ago and continues
According to the officials, during this period, 6,300 acres of land has been cleared.Some of the farmers whose fields were destroyed say
that poppy is more profitable than other agricultural products, but now that their land has been cleared, they want alternative
crops.According to the officials, Kishim, Argo, Darayimand and Jurm districts are among the districts where poppies are cultivated.The post
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