News:2023-09-26/Eradication/paktia-police-chief-reports-destroying-3-060-acres-of-hashish-in-zazi-aryub

NewsEradication26 September 2023

Paktia police chief reports destroying 3,060 acres of hashish in Zazi Aryub

Xinhua reported that counter-narcotics police had destroyed 3,060 acres of hashish in the Zazi Aryub area of Paktia province in an operation launched four days earlier, according to the provincial police chief Mohammad Omar Mukhlis. The report says police had also destroyed some 400 acres of hashish a few days before in the provincial capital Gardez and in Ahmad Abad and Sayed Karam districts. A farmer quoted in the report said poverty had forced farmers to grow hashish.

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PlaceZazi AryubPaktia ProvinceAfghanistan

AgencyPaktia provincial police

Approximate location33.98, 69.64

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2023-09-26 Eradication Paktia police chief reports destroying 3,060 acres of hashish in Zazi Aryub Xinhua reported that counter-narcotics police had destroyed 3,060 acres of hashish in the Zazi Aryub area of Paktia province in an operation launched four days earlier, according to the provincial police chief Mohammad Omar Mukhlis. The report says police had also destroyed some 400 acres of hashish a few days before in the provincial capital Gardez and in Ahmad Abad and Sayed Karam districts. A farmer quoted in the report said poverty had forced farmers to grow hashish. https://english.news.cn/20230926/0b6e95b894bb40d2a4e3d32222267698/c.html https://english.news.cn/20230926/0b6e95b894bb40d2a4e3d32222267698/202309260b6e95b894bb40d2a4e3d32222267698 ChkhgeE007004 20230926 CBMFN0A001.jpg Afghanistan Paktia Province Zazi Aryub 33° 58' 48.00" N, 69° 38' 24.00" E jurisdiction centre Paktia provincial police