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Afghan forces launch campaign against poppy fields in Herat province

STORY: Afghan forces launch campaign against poppy fields in Herat province DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the poppy fields in Herat province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI HAYATULLAH ROHANI, Provincial head of Counter-Narcotics 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): SHAHRAM KASHAWARZ, Local farmer STORYLINE: Afghan security forces kicked off an anti-poppy farm campaign in the western Herat province, provincial head of Counter-Narcotics Mawlawi Hayatullah Rohani said Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI HAYATULLAH ROHANI, Provincial head of Counter-Narcotics "We have launched a fight against illicit drugs and poppy fields and have destroyed 241 acres of poppy farms over the past 25 days, and just on Tuesday we smashed three acres of poppy fields in Enjil district." The campaign to eradicate poppy farms would cover all districts in Herat province, the official said. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): SHAHRAM KASHAWARZ, Local farmer "Poppy cultivation is forbidde

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Iranian scientist returns home

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri (R), who went missing in 2009, attends a press conference with his son next to him, at Imam Khomeini International Airport in Iran on July 15, 2010, upon his arrival there. Amiri claimed that he was abducted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in Saudi Arabia.

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78th Mostra - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Orizzonti Jury members Josh Siegel, Mona Fastvold, Orizzonti Jury President Jasmila Zbanic, and Orizzonti Jury members Nadia Terranova, Shahram Mokri walking the red carpet for the closing ceremony of the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 11, 2021 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian expert stresses need for education for young Muslims

Shahram Akbarzadeh, professor of Middle East studies at Deakin University of Australia, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Feb. 5, 2015, stressing the importance of education to help young Muslims recognize their social value so as to prevent them from becoming radical militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uber-like taxis in Iran

Shahram Shahkar, founder and CEO of Snaap online taxi, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tehran on March 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iranian scientist returns home

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri (R), who went missing in 2009, attends a press conference with his son next to him, at Imam Khomeini International Airport in Iran on July 15, 2010, upon his arrival there. Amiri claimed that he was abducted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in Saudi Arabia. (Kyodo)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, center, and his advocates David Zahumensky, right, and Zdenek Koudelka, 3rd from right. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, center. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, center. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, right. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, center, and his advocate David Zahumensky, right. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, right, and his advocate Zdenek Koudelka, left. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, center, and his advocate David Zahumensky, right. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Josef Fiala

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen judge Josef Fiala. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, center, and his advocate David Zahumensky, right. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, center, and his advocate David Zahumensky, right. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, left, and his advocate David Zahumensky, right. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, 2nd from left. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, David Zahumensky

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh, center, and his advocate David Zahumensky, right. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Shahram Abdullah Zadeh

Constitutional Court presented its decision on Iranian entrepreneur Shahram Abdullah Zadeh's complaint about his stay in custody, on September 3, 2019, in Brno, Czech Republic. On the photo is seen Shahram Abdullah Zadeh. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)