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On Tuesday, September 5th, local sources informed Hasht-e Subh that Taliban fighters stormed the Sini area of the Pasaband district in Ghor Province, subjecting multiple residents to physical assault on charges related to the harvesting and sale of yam plants.
One local resident, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that the Taliban fighters had been personally gathering yam plants from the mountains and profiting from their sale. However,
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this activity has been met with resistance from the local residents, resulting in confrontations and violence against the populace.
Yam, a plant commonly found in the mountainous terrain of Ghor Province, has been exploited by the Taliban in recent years to manufacture a type of methamphetamine known as "shisha."
Despite their claims of having discovered and dismantled drug production facilities in Ghor Province following their takeover of Afghanistan, incidents such as the one in Pasaband continue to underscore the ongoing conflict and instability plaguing the region.