The Ministry of Interior reported that poppy cultivation has been banned nationwide since the establishment of the Islamic Emirate.
Preventing the cultivation of poppy is part of the counter-narcotics campaign of the ministry, said Nafi Takor, spokesperson for the ministry.
Following the issuance of the decree banning the cultivation of poppy, some farmers said that cotton production is a good alternative to cultivating poppy and requested assistance from the Islamic Emirate in this respect.
“Last year, farmers cultivated poppy but this year, they haven’t,” said Raz Mohammad, a farmer.
