Amu: Taliban counternarcotics units have withdrawn from the Khash district of Badakhshan Province following two days of local protests against the destruction of poppy fields, according to residents and local sources. Sources told Amu TV that the demonstrations erupted after Taliban forces began eradicating poppy crops in the remote district, prompting pushback from farmers who rely on the cultivation of opium as a primary source of income. Following the withdrawal, local residents set fire to five tractors belonging to the Taliban, according to the same sources. Click here to read more (external link).