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09-06-2023, 10:28 PM
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/asia-pa...aliban/amp
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has almost reached zero, according to a statement by the Taliban administration, which hailed a recent report by a U.K.-based organization, which acknowledged their efforts to eradicate it.
Hafiz Zia Ahmad, the deputy spokesman at Afghan Foreign Ministry, credited the Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Haibatullah, for the decrease in poppy cultivation after he issued a decree banning poppy cultivation in April last year.
"Following the IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) Supreme Leader’s decree, poppy cultivation has been reduced to zero. According to recent media reports, 56.2% of land in Helmand province was poppy cultivated in 2020. In contrast, it has reduced to 0.4% by 2023; in reality, it is much lesser," Hafiz Zia Ahmad tweeted.
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Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has almost reached zero, according to a statement by the Taliban administration, which hailed a recent report by a U.K.-based organization, which acknowledged their efforts to eradicate it.
Hafiz Zia Ahmad, the deputy spokesman at Afghan Foreign Ministry, credited the Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Haibatullah, for the decrease in poppy cultivation after he issued a decree banning poppy cultivation in April last year.
"Following the IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) Supreme Leader’s decree, poppy cultivation has been reduced to zero. According to recent media reports, 56.2% of land in Helmand province was poppy cultivated in 2020. In contrast, it has reduced to 0.4% by 2023; in reality, it is much lesser," Hafiz Zia Ahmad tweeted.
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