TEHRAN Chairman of Taleban's Anti-Narcotics Commission Mulla Abdul Hameed Akhundzadeh on Friday lauded Iran for extending material support in eradication of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.

Talking to IRNA in Islamabad, Akhundzadeh said, "Iran is helping us in providing technical facilities, improvement of agricultural infrastructure and imparting of training to Afghan farmers, which is a matter of great pride for us."