UNAMA chief visits Kandahar to discuss poppy alternatives

Roza Otunbayeva, the head of the UN mission in Afghanistan, met with officials in Kandahar to discuss alternative crops for farmers who previously grew poppies.

Kandahar’s media and information office reported that Otunbayeva met with the deputy governor of Kandahar during her visit to the southern province.

During the meeting, Otunbayeva stated that the United Nations had provided humanitarian aid to 26 million Afghans last year and is working to increase aid levels this year.