Two people died and nine others injured as clashes broke out between Taliban forces tasked with clearing poppy crops and farmers in Argo District of Badakhshan province on May 14, reports Dawn. Poppy cultivators threw rocks and demanded Taliban security units not destroy their crops, said Jamaluddin, a resident of Barlas Shalmar village in Argo District of Badakhshan.In response, Taliban authorities fired their guns to disperse villagers.Afghanistan was the largest producer of opium in the world before poppy cultivation was banned in a decree by the Taliban supreme leader in April 2022.