along with our colleagues, imogen anderson and sanjay ganguli, here's what we found on the ground.arhar province. they've been at it for five months already. so now we need to go on foot in this remote area near the border with pakistan to find standing crop. so the field to the right, that's already been destroyed and we're walking to another one, which they are in the process of destroying right now. farmers have been trying to grow poppy hidden away from view between other crops. this field belongs to ali mohammed. i asked him why he grew opium despite the ban. translation: if you don't have enough food in your house - and your children are going hungry, what else will you do? if we grow wheat instead, we won't earn enough to survive. the taliban go armed and in large numbers. there have been instances of violent clashes between them and angry locals. afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world's opium. the taliban are accused of profiting from it when they were fighting against foreign forces and the former afghan regime. a claim they deny. but now there's evidence f

along with our colleagues, imogen anderson and sanjay ganguli, here's what we found on the ground.he taliban's campaign to eradicate poppy in nangarhar province. they've been at it for five months already. so now we need to go on foot in this remote area near the border with pakistan to find standing crop. so the field to the right, that's already been destroyed and we're walking to another one, which they are in the process of destroying right now. farmers have been trying to grow poppy hidden away from view between other crops. this field belongs to ali mohammed mia. i asked him why he grew opium despite the ban. translation: if you don't have enough food in your house - and your children are going hungry, what else will you do? if we grow wheat instead, we won't earn enough to survive. the taliban go armed and in large numbers. there have been instances of violent clashes between them and angry locals. afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world's opium. the taliban are accused of profiting from it when they were fighting against foreign forces and the former afghan r

the bbc�*s yogita limaye has travelled to different parts of afghanistan, with colleagues imogen andersonone to hear my voice. i am in pain and i'm not the only one. most of the girls in my class have had suicidal thoughts. we are all suffering from depression and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghan student told us why she tried to end her life. we're hiding her identity to protect her. going to university and meeting my friends was the only comfort and happiness i had in my life. and it was banned. i started spending a lot of time alone, at home, with just one thought on my mind. that nothing was ever going to be ok again. one night i tried to take my own life. her words give an insight into a less visible yet urgent crisis facing afghanistan. particularly its women. in a patriarchal society, especially one worn out by a long war, one in two people, most of them women, suffered from mental health issues, even before the taliban took over. now, experts tell us, the situation is worse than ever before. i am really sorry for your loss. can you tell us what happened? we spoke to the father of a

but the bbc�*s yogita limaye has travelled to different parts of afghanistan, with colleagues imogen andersonnt| someone to hear my voice. iam in pain, and i'm not the only one. most of the girls in my class have had suicidal thoughts. we are all suffering from depression and anxiety. in her 20s, this afghan student told us why she tried to end her life. we're hiding her identity to protect her. going to university and meeting my friends was the only comfort and happiness i had in my life. and it was banned. i started spending a lot of time alone, at home, withjust one thought on my mind. that nothing was ever going to be ok again. one night i tried to take my own life. her words give an insight into a less visible yet urgent crisis facing afghanistan. particularly its women. in a patriarchal society, especially one worn out by a long war, one in two people, most of them women, suffered from mental health issues, even before the taliban took over. now, experts tell us, the situation is worse than ever before. i am really sorry for your loss. can you tell us what happened? we spoke to the fath

yogita limaye and colleagues imogen anderson and sanjay ganguly, have our special report.ince. they've been at it for five months already. so now we need to go on foot, in this remote area near the border with pakistan, to find a standing crop. so, the field to the right — that's already been destroyed. and we're walking to another one, which they are in the process of destroying right now. farmers have been trying to grow poppy hidden away from view between other crops. this field belongs to ali mohammad mia. i asked him why he grew opium, despite the ban. translation: if you don't have enough food in your house - and your children are going hungry, what else will you do? if we grow wheat instead, we won't earn enough to survive. the taliban go armed and in large numbers. there have been instances of violent clashes between them and angry locals. afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world's opium. the taliban are accused of profiting from it when they were fighting against foreign forces and the former afghan regime — a claim they deny. but now there's evidenc