ACHIN, Afghanistan — Delawar Torkhan ... destroyed homes overlooking steep terraces carpeted by pink and white poppy flowers. The village has suffered enough, he sighed. Baghdara had been ...

When it retook power in Afghanistan ... are going to plant. The poppy seedlings remain dormant over winter and begin growing as temperatures rise in the spring. They flower in March or April ...

Supported by By Azam Ahmed Photographs by Bryan Denton Reporting from Bakwa District, Afghanistan An oasis stretched far into the desert, a vast sea of emerald stalks and scarlet poppy flowers ...

Though there are no longer American troops in Afghanistan ... while a tractor destroyed poppy fields and the farmers who usually cultivate the troublesome flower watched from a distance.

Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% ... look on his face as he watches the unit destroy his field. Pink poppy flowers, green bulbs and broken stems cover the ground when they are done.

But farmers in the former poppy heartland ... Noack reports on Afghan farmers’ efforts to shift toward crops other than poppies under a Taliban regime that has banned the flowers.

The Southeast Asian country’s opium output has topped that of Afghanistan ... is harvested from poppy flowers. From 2022 to 2023, Myanmar saw the estimated amount of land used to grow the ...

When it retook power in Afghanistan ... are going to plant. The poppy seedlings remain dormant over winter and begin growing as temperatures rise in the spring. They flower in March or April ...