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Cotton cultivation increases in Helmand after poppy ban
More areas of land have been cultivated with cotton in southern Helmand province after the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) imposed a ban on poppy cultivation.
Last year, a total of 13,174 hectares of land were cultivated with cotton, but this year it has increased to 15,730 hectares, according to local officials.
Pests and drought, however, have affected cotton harvest this year.
“This year, 15,370 hectares of agricultural land were cultivated with cotton, which is higher than last year; but this this year’s harvest is lower due to pests and drought,” said Mohammad Nasim Muslim, promotion manager of the provincial directorate of agriculture, irrigation and livestock.
Local residents also said that cotton price and demand are good this year, but pests and drought have affected cotton harvest.
“This year, there is no poppy that is why more cotton has been cultivated. Cotton has good price and market, but farmers may not cover their expenses because harvest is low this year,” said Mohammad Hussain, a local resident.
There are 35 cotton processing factories in Helmand.
“If these factories process the entire cotton harvest of this year, we could supply three provinces with oil, eight provinces with cottonseed meal and 10 provinces with soaps,” said Ghulam Yahya Pakhtun, head of Helmand Chamber of Commerce.
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Ten members of a family die due to flood in Badakhshan
Ten members of a family have died due to the flood in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, officials said on Sunday.
Mohammad Kamgar, head of disasters of provincial disaster management authority, said that the incident happened last night in Murchak area of provincial capital Faizabad, and women and children are among the dead.
He added that rescue teams are busy finding bodies and casualties are likely to rise.
It comes a day after floods damaged agricultural lands, water canals and roads in Shuhada and Warduj districts of Badakhshan province.
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Nearly 1,500 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) announced Saturday the deportation of over one thousand Afghan migrants from Pakistan.
The ministry stated in a statement that a total of 1,479 Afghan migrants have returned to the country after being expelled by Pakistan.
These refugees re-entered the country through the Spin Boldak border and the Torkham border in Nangarhar province.
Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently stated that support for women and girls remains a primary concern among returnees, as they face multiple dangers.
According to the latest report by UNHCR, among the returnees, 80 percent are women and children, with 48 percent being women and girls, and another 13 percent being female heads of households.
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40 ancient artifacts discovered in Ghor province
Following the recent flash floods in Ghor, 40 ancient artifacts have been discovered and confiscated in the Minaret of Jam area of this province, local officials said.
Abdul Hai Zaim, the head of information and culture of Ghor said that these artifacts were taken out from the areas around the Minaret of Jam after heavy rains, which were collected by the security forces and the local people and handed over to the government.
Zaim stated that the antiquities date back to the period of the Ghoris.
He added that these artifacts have been handed over to the local museum of Ghor province.
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