An Afghan farmer weeds in his poppy land in the suburb of Mazar-i-Sharif, north Afghanistan, on April 15, 2006. According to a local official, poppy cultivation in Balkh Province increased from 10,000 hectares last year to 13,000 hectares this year, while the total amount of the poppy cultivation in the country decreased about 21 percent in 2005.
Two Afghan farmers weed in the poppy land in the suburb of Mazar-i-Sharif, north Afghanistan, on April 15, 2006.
An Afghan farmer weeds in his poppy land in the suburb of Mazar-i-Sharif, north Afghanistan, on April 15, 2006.
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