land now control it. and they re enforcing the diktat of their leader. this is a taliban anti narcotics unit. deep in eastern afghanistan, they stop when they see a field of poppy. while the men raze it, their commander shouts at the family that owns the land: i told you to destroy it yourselves.
to m miles across. this is what the dam looks like undamaged. our colleagues at bbc verify say this image of a smaller breach was taken just days ago. but since early this morning, this is what the dam has turned into. thousands of people are at risk from flooding. who villages are underwater. the landscape is transformed. whoever destroyed the dam knew this would happen and decided it was worth it. ukraine has been ravaged by the battle. a country forever remoulded, and now a region partially submerged. men once fighting for this land now control it. and they re enforcing the diktat of their leader. men once fighting for this
for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. now to afghanistan which used to be the source of more than 80% of the world s opium but last year poppy cultivator was banned by the taliban and the taliban government has had major success in cracking down on it with expect suggesting open farming is down by as much as 80% in a year but in a country breathing from an economy crisis, farmers say this is just another blow. men who were once fighting for this land now control it. and they re enforcing the diktat of their leader. this is the taliban s
the taliban government has had major success cracking down on it, with satellite images that experts say show opium farming down by as much as four fifths in a year. but in a country reeling from an economic crisis, farmers say this is another blow. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has this report from afghanistan. men who were once fighting for this land now control it. and they re enforcing the diktat of their leader. we ve been given rare access to the taliban s campaign to eradicate poppy in nangarhar province. we have to get to more remote areas 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. this field belongs
news website. you re live with bbc news. over 80% of the world s opium used to be produced in afghanistan. but last year, the taliban banned opium poppy cultivation. the bbc has found evidence the taliban government has had major success cracking down on it, with satellite images that experts say show opium farming down by as much as four fifths in a year. but in a country reeling from an economic crisis, farmers say this is another blow. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has this report from afghanistan. men who were once fighting for this land now control it. and they re enforcing the diktat of their leader. we ve been given rare access to the taliban s campaign to eradicate poppy in nangarhar province.