KABUL: Mufti Ahmadullah Ahmadi, head of operations at the Ministry of Interior’s Anti-Narcotics Directorate, said efforts are underway to make Afghanistan free from all narcotics.
According to Radio Omid correspondent, speaking in a public awareness campaign in Kabul, on Monday Ahmadi emphasized that the country now has a good opportunity to combat drug abuse.
He highlighted that over the past four years, thousands of operations against narcotics have been conducted, and thousands of addicts have received treatment. Ahmadi called on religious scholars and tribal elders to assist in building a drug-free Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, Mawlavi Abdul Rahman Qasemi, civil deputy of the anti-narcotics of the Interior Ministry, confirmed that drug use remains widespread in the country, particularly synthetic drugs, which he said cause the most harm. He cited 2016 global statistics, noting 3–4 million addicts in Afghanistan and 316 million worldwide.
Additionally, Mawlavi Shamsullah Rashad, head of coordination at the anti-narcotics directorate, stated that various programs have been implemented nationwide. Awareness campaigns have been conducted in 64 districts to educate the public about the dangers of narcotics.
Officials stressed that industrial drugs are largely imported from abroad and warned that failure to curb their flow could have serious consequences not only for Afghanistan but also for the region and the world.
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