Farmers have returned to opium cultivation in 20 provinces – a setback to nearly 14 years of efforts to eradicate the root of the world’s biggest source of heroin. Poppy fields are flourishing in Helmand and also in other provinces like Kandahar, Farah, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Herat, Zabul, Badakhshan, Nangarhar, Daikundi, Baghlan, Laghman, Faryab, Farmers have … Continue reading Back to square one