Taliban Reports Poppy Field Destruction, Neighbors Say No Change in Trade 

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban’s Ministry of Interior has reported the destruction of about 200 acres of poppy cultivation fields in several provinces in recent days.

In a social media post, dated Tuesday, March 5, the ministry said that its anti-narcotics police have undertaken several operations to destroy poppy cultivation fields in many provinces including Helmand, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Farah, and Nangarhar.