A new United Nations report highlights the economic challenges faced by farmers in northern Afghanistan following bans on opium cultivation. Surveys in Badakhshan, Balkh, and Kunduz provinces show that 85 percent of households have been unable to compensate for lost income, leaving communities in urgent need of economic support. The UN Office on Drugs and […] The post Farmers in northern Afghanistan struggle to replace lost opium income, UN says first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News .