Gulab Mangal (2nd L), governor of Helmand province, gestures during prayers before cutting the ribbon to open a school in the isolated district of Nad Ali, October 17, 2009. In what Western governments describe as a major success, farmers cultivated poppy on a third less land in Helmand this year than in 2008, according to the United Nations. Picture taken October 17, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Gulab Mangal (2nd L), governor of Helmand province, gestures during prayers before cutting the ribbon to open a school in the isolated district of Nad Ali, October 17, 2009. In what Western governments describe as a major success, farmers cultivated poppy on a third less land in Helmand this year than in 2008, according to the United Nations. Picture taken October 17, 2009.

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