A video circulating on social media shows the Taliban administration employing schoolchildren to uproot poppy plants during an operation to eliminate opium cultivation in Badakhshan province. The footage depicts several young children working with their bare hands in a poppy field, pulling out the plants.<\/p>\n
This incident has triggered widespread reactions across social networks. Many users expressed deep concern, condemning the use of children in such operations as a violation of educational principles and fundamental child rights.<\/p>\n
Badakhshan, a northeastern province of Afghanistan, has witnessed poppy cultivation alongside some other provinces in recent years. Since regaining control of Afghanistan, the Taliban administration has repeatedly announced the prohibition of poppy cultivation and launched operations in various provinces to destroy the crops.<\/p>\n
However, the involvement of children in field activities that pose risks raises serious questions about the protection of child rights and the responsibility of relevant authorities to ensure their safety and education. Social activists emphasize that children belong in classrooms, not on operational sites that may threaten their physical and mental well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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