By Matiullah Minapal and Aziz Ahmad Tassal in Helmand (ARR No. 288, 09-Apr-08)
The distinctive red, white, and pink poppy flowers have all but gone from the fields in Helmand province, leaving in their place the bare pods containing valuable opium paste.
With harvest season, or "nish", in full swing, the schools are empty, the fields are buzzing, and even the police are getting in on the action.
Gul Wali has come to Helmand from his native Nangarhar province in the ea...
The distinctive red, white, and pink poppy flowers have all but gone from the fields in Helmand province, leaving in their place the bare pods containing valuable opium paste.
With harvest season, or "nish", in full swing, the schools are empty, the fields are buzzing, and even the police are getting in on the action.
Gul Wali has come to Helmand from his native Nangarhar province in the ea...
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