A video circulating on social media shows the Taliban administration using school-aged children in the operation to eradicate opium poppy cultivation in Badakhshan province. The footage depicts several young children, working with their bare hands, pulling poppy plants out of a field.<\/p>\n
The incident has sparked widespread reactions on social networks. Many users have expressed concern, stating that employing children in such operations violates educational principles and fundamental children’s rights.<\/p>\n
Badakhshan, a northeastern province of Afghanistan, along with several others, has seen opium poppy cultivation in recent years. Since regaining control of Afghanistan, the Taliban administration has repeatedly spoken against poppy cultivation and launched operations in various provinces to eradicate it.<\/p>\n
However, the use of children in dangerous field activities raises serious questions about the protection of children’s rights and the responsibility of relevant institutions to ensure their safety and education. Social activists emphasize that children belong in classrooms, not in operational areas that could threaten their physical and mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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