Hamidullah played with his wisp of facial hair as he told of how his family has collected letters from district officials vouching for his identity as a farmer and not a Taliban fighter.

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The chief minister has directed all senior district officials to open a help line to enable any farmer in distress to immediately contact the government to seek help.

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In the village of Teupin Raya in Sigli district, Abdurrahman Ali, a 70-year-old farmer, tells how he was arrested by the military in May last year and accused of having a gun.

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At 44 South Village, a former housing estate for military families in the Xinyi District that's been rehabilitated into a public space, a farmer's market called Simple Market is held every Sunday.

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