Agha Nour has had some of his poppy crop eradicated. His neighbour's has remained virtually untouched. Others in the area have lost the lot. The harvest left untouched belongs to his cousin, Haji Abdul Munaf, who just happens to be the Mayor of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand, the province that produces around 30 per cent of Afghanistan's poppy.Mr Nour, 77, claims he does not know what influence his cousin had on the eradication. "I think they will come back and finish off what is left. We are poor people, and this is our livelihood. How will we feed our families?"Mr Nour also cultivates wheat, fruit and alfalfa on his two hectares. But while he gets 50 Afghanis (60p) for 4kg of wheat, 4kg of poppy can fetch $400....
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