Since the beginning of the operation, the joint defense and security forces have destroyed more than 5,000 acres of poppy cultivation land in Argo and Dayaram districts of Badakhshan Province.
The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan announced in a post on Twitter that the process of poppy cultivation in Badakhshan province of northern Afghanistan has begun, while two weeks ago, the Taliban faced massive protests against poppy cultivation by local people in Badakhshan province.
تخریب پنج هزار جریب زمین کشت کوکنار توسط نیروهای دفاعی و امنیتی در بدخشان
— د ملي دفاع وزارت – وزارت دفاع ملی (@MoDAfghanistan2) May 16, 2024
نیروهای مشترک دفاعی و امنیتی از آغاز عملیات تا اکنون، بیش از پنج هزار جریب زمین کشت کوکنار را در ولسوالی های ارگو و درایم ولایت بدخشان تخریب و از بین برده اند… pic.twitter.com/ns07RDl80Q
At the same time, the members of the 1st, 2nd and 8th border brigades of the 219th ( Third Umar ) faction, who are stationed in Badakhshan province, assures the process of poppy destruction to the complete destruction of its fields in this province.