Talk:News:2023-09-26/Eradication/paktia-police-chief-reports-destroying-3-060-acres-of-hashish-in-zazi-aryub
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The report, datelined "GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Sept. 26", says the operation "was launched four days ago" and quotes the provincial police chief as having "told Xinhua recently". The item uses the date of the report.
Map pin
No seat for the district was found in Wikidata or OpenStreetMap, so the pin is the middle of the district (OpenStreetMap relation 6600414), rounded to two decimals. Nothing happened at that point.
Related news items
Xinhua reported on 21 September 2023 (Xinhua) that 325 acres had been cleared "recently" in Aryub district, and on 23 September (Xinhua) that 2,070 acres had been destroyed in Paktia "over the past week". The first is a separate news item. Whether the 3,060 acres include either figure is not stated in the reports.
These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 05:48, 10 November 2026 (+07)