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 27 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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