2021.11.11 19:32 GMT+8

Down the Road: Poppy fields in Helmand

Updated 2021.11.11 19:32 GMT+8
CGTN

Afghanistan has over 220,000 acres of land, spread across 22 provinces, cultivating poppies. CGTN correspondent Danial Khan visited a crowded poppy field in Helmand Province, south of Afghanistan. As the planting season begins, farmers say sowing poppy is their last resort to earn an income as sanctions against Afghanistan have severely hit trade of other products.

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