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NW Afghanistan hit by plague of locusts |
2008-05-11 |
Afghan authorities are examining the extent of an unprecedented locust infestation that has prompted local officials in some areas to offer wheat as a reward to residents for killing the insects. Some 300 tonnes of locusts have been killed by people in the northwestern province of Badghis alone in recent weeks, Abdul Ghafar Ahmadi, a senior official from the agriculture ministry, said on Saturday, citing provincial officials. Local officials in Badghis and neighbouring Herat have promised residents 7 kgs of wheat in return for killing 1 kg of locusts, amid a global surge in food prices that has hit Afghanistan hard, Ahmadi said. |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 Whom they're keeping in captivity? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-05-11 19:34 |
#6 DARE TO FERGIT > SLOVENIA??? |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-11 19:19 |
#5 * Pelicans. * Locusts. * Georgia versus ABkahazia/Russia on UAV drones. * Russia complaining about NATO "air attacks", ala INTERFAX/FOX NEWS. MOTHERS DAY 2008??? |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-11 19:18 |
#4 So do locusts like opium leaves as much as they like wheat. "By Jiminy! This is some good sh*t! Take a munch of this...." |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-05-11 18:46 |
#3 A lot of allan's followers are enjoying the opium too... |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-05-11 09:45 |
#2 Yes, allah wills it; allah wants opium cultivation alone, so as to poison the hated kafir. |
Posted by: McZoid 2008-05-11 03:21 |
#1 Inshallah Locusts. |
Posted by: Muggsy Gling 2008-05-11 01:19 |