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UNODC Afghanistan
- Fortnightly Brief on Afghanistan
Mohammad Salem, a 33-year-old farmer from Argo District, Badakhshan, struggled to make a viable living to support his family from licit agriculture and began cultivating opium poppy to supplement his income. Poppy cultivation however turned out to be volatile and unpredictable. Mohammad Salem recounts,
"I never received a large amount of money. The people collecting the opium used to pay in small installments, which meant I couldn't meet my family's monthly expenses." Things became harder when opium prices plummeted and Mohammad Salem's was unable to earn enough to support his four children, and was unable to buy necessities such as wheat, oil, sugar, clothes and medicine. In addition, being involved in what he knew was an illegal activity brought mental stress and social anguish.
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