Afghanistan | Opium
Afghanistan witnesses spike in opium production under Taliban regime
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan farmers in the southern provinces are saying they are happy about their opium productions in the fall season of this year.
Farmers in Kandahar and Helmand told Tolo News this year the yield is good considering the drought in the country.
The farmers are now depending on opium production to turn their fates, especially after Afghanistan witnessed a major political change in the past few weeks.
Mohammad Wali, a farmer in Kandahar, told Tolo News although he is concerned about the drought this year the cultivation of the opium is favorable as there is no other work.
“There is no work, all the families are in debt and everyone’s hope is opium,” said the farmer.
The Afghan government officials said they are trying to find alternatives for the poppy farmers.
“The Islamic Emirate, through using government facilities, and in coordination with various international organizations and in cooperation with the international community, is trying to find alternative jobs for those who are cultivating opium,” Enamullah Samangani, deputy spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, told Tolo News.
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