At least In the dispute over the destruction of a poppy field, four farmers were killed and five injured at the hands of the Taliban. In Darayim district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan.
Taliban forces reportedly arrived to destroy local poppy crops, but local farmers demanded compensation from them, which led to the start of a dispute, Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported. As a result, the Taliban opened fire on the farmers, killing four and wounding five. But another local source claimed that 15 people were injured during the conflict, including the regional commander and six other Taliban fighters.
Locals, angered by the Taliban’s behavior, demanded that those involved be brought to justice, and the Taliban were seen setting up a barricade in the area, fearing a local uprising, but did not give an official response.
According to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opium cultivation in Afghanistan has increased by 32% from the previous year since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, and the 2022 harvest is the third largest for this crop since then. it was harvested. monitoring started.