Afghanistan: Cotton Instead of Poppy?

Jan 25, 2018 | Gul Ahmad Ehsan, Institute for War and Peace Reporting
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Activists in Helmand are calling for Kabul to push through a promised financial rescue package to enable a major state-run cotton factory to re-open in the southern province. The plant, known as Bost Enterprise, was shuttered three years ago, resulting in significant job losses in a province already suffering from high unemployment.