(250625) -- WARDAK, June 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Afghan farmers cultivate legal crops on land that was previously used for growing opium poppies in Wardak province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2025. The Afghan interim government has worked to find alternative strategies for farmers to stop the cultivation, smuggling, and trafficking of narcotics through various methods. Local officials have launched public awareness campaigns and are offering agricultural alternatives.
TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan farmers embrace horticulture to replace opium cultivation" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
