Gharibabadi: Afghanistan’s decisive struggle has reduced drug trafficking
| The Deputy of International Affairs of the Judiciary stated that Afghanistan's decisive fight against narcotics has reduced its smuggling to Iran. |
Gharibabadi, the deputy for international affairs of the judiciary, in a meeting with Amir Khan Motaghi, the foreign minister of the Taliban government, stated that Afghanistan is fighting narcotics decisively, and this action has led to the reduction of narcotics smuggling to Iran compared to the past, which is a positive step. /p>
These statements are made while previously “Iskandar Momeni”, the secretary of the anti-narcotics headquarters, has repeatedly emphasized the increase in drug production and trafficking in Afghanistan.
He recently said in a statement that the claim of the Taliban about the decrease of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is not acceptable to us at all, he said: All the evidence and statistics show the increase of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. This is the country.
This is despite the fact that according to the research report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, following the ban on drugs imposed by the Taliban authorities, Poppy in Afghanistan has decreased by about 95%.
The report adds production And the supply of opium has decreased from 6,200 tons in 2022 to only 333 tons in 2023.
According to this report, 233 hectares of land that were It has reached 10,800 hectares of land in which poppy was planted in 2023. A percentage decrease from 1 billion 360 million dollars to 110 million dollars in 2023 emphasizes the need for other countries to support Afghan farmers for livelihood and alternative cultivation.
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