Amu:At least two people have been killed and about 14 others wounded in ongoing clashes between local residents and Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources said on Saturday. The fighting began on Thursday in Argo district and was continuing into Friday, the sources said. Residents and local officials attributed the unrest to Taliban operations aimed at destroying poppy fields in the district, part of a broader campaign by Taliban authorities to enforce a nationwide ban on opium cultivation. Click here to read more (external link).