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President Ghani orders merger of counter-narcotics ministry with interior ministry

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1TV: The move is part of efforts for good governance, institutionalization of reforming public administration, facilitation of effectiveness in activities related to preparing counter-narcotics plans, policies and strategies, law enforcement, reduction of drug demand, treatment of drug addicts, promotion of narcotics alternative, implementation of laws against drug smugglers, removal of interference among government institutions and

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More Than 60,000 Addicts Exist In Herat Province

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Tolo News: Counter-narcotics department of Herat province said that more than 60,000 addicts exist in Herat province of which 13 percent are females. The department said that despite the high number of females addicts in the province there are only three treatment centers for them, which have 150 beds available. Click here to read more

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Pakistan Hosts Regional Meeting on Countering Afghan Opiates

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Ayaz Gul VOA News December 12, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran have pledged to increase cooperation and information-sharing for effectively combating the trafficking of Afghan opiates. War-shattered Afghanistan remains the world’s largest producer of opium, though the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime noted in its latest survey the opium cultivation decreased by 20 percent in

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Airstrike, Taliban Raid Kill More Than 21 Afghan Security Forces

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Ayaz Gul VOA News December 7, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban has killed at least 14 Afghan soldiers and taken more than 20 others hostage in the western Afghan province of Herat, which borders Iran, officials confirmed Friday. Separately, a counter-Taliban airstrike in central Uruzgan province killed at least seven Afghan security forces. The latest violence

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UN: Afghan Opium Cultivation Down 20 Percent

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Ayaz Gul VOA News November 19, 2018 ISLAMABAD — A new United Nations survey finds that opium cultivation in Afghanistan has decreased by 20 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, citing a severe drought and falling prices of dry opium at the national level. The total opium-poppy cultivation area decreased to 263,000 hectares, from

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Concerns Raised Over Growing Number Of Female Addicts In Kandahar

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Tolo News: Kandahar officials have raised concern over the increasing number of female drug addicts in the province. According to local officials, there are currently nine women being treated for drug addiction at a rehabilitation center in the Kandahar.  The women said that poverty and insecurity have driven them to using drugs.  In March, public health

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Kabul police gathers addicts from the streets

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وزارت مبارزه با مواد مخدر افغانستان میگوید که در کابل شمار معتادان بی سرپناه افزایش یافته و بیشتر آنان کسانی اند که از ایران برگشته اند. همزمان با این، در ادامه کمپـاین جمع آوری معتادان، امروز مسوولان وزارت مبارزه با مواد مخدر، بیش از سه صد معتاد را از ناحیه هشتم شهر کابل جمع آوری

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Russia, Tajikistan Deny Air Attack In Near Afghan Border

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RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 27, 2018 Afghan officials on August 27 said a Tajik or Russian aircraft had bombed a border area in northeastern Afghan province of Takhar after a clash between gunmen and Tajik border guards, but both Tajik and Russian officials denied any involvement. The air strike followed a firefight in Darqad

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US, NATO main sponsors of Taliban, trade of narcotics in Afghanistan: Russia

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Press TV July 13, 2018 Russia has accused the US military of being the chief sponsor of Taliban militants in Afghanistan, saying that during the active presence of US-led NATO forces in the country, the production and distribution of narcotics had drastically surged there. The accusations were raised on Thursday by Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria

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Decade of US Anti-Drug Efforts in Afghanistan Yields Zero Results – Inspector General

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WASHINGTON, June 14 (Sputnik) – More than $8 billion spent by the United States in the past decade to curtail opium production in Afghanistan has been graded a failure, with poppy production at an all-time high and providing income for terrorist groups with help from corrupt Afghan officials, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John

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