Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children

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Afghan farmers say the Taliban's poppy ban has left families struggling to afford food, as alternative crops such as cotton and wheat provide little income. The account highlights the livelihood pressures facing rural communities after the ban.

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar , Sayed Hassib and Ahmad Masih Noori BABA YUSUF, Afghanistan, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Carpets still hang on the walls of Mohammad Dawood’s home in a northern Afghanistan village, and ornate mirrors still catch the light, relics of the years when a single poppy harvest could carry his family through the year. But the 28-year-old says he now spends his days bent over cotton and wheat in fields that barely provide a living.