The Ministry of Interior rejected the new report of the United Nations about the significant increase in opium production in Afghanistan and described it as “far from reality”.
Kabul 24: On Wednesday, the 7th of August, the ministry said in a statement that there will be no international cooperation to eradicate narcotics in Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban.
The announcement added that despite the promises and hopes, no support has been provided by different countries to deal with this problem and to provide alternative livelihood methods for farmers in this country.
According to the report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which was published on Wednesday, opium production in Afghanistan increased by 30% this year and reached 433 tons. This report also states that this figure is 30% more than last year.
The organization also announced that opium production in Afghanistan has also decreased by 93 percent compared to 2022, the year in which the Taliban issued a ban on poppy cultivation.
This report also refers to a 19% increase in poppy cultivation in the past year; This issue has been criticized by the Taliban group.
The Ministry of Interior has said that AA expected different countries and international institutions to cooperate in order to destroy drugs and provide alternative cultivation for farmers; But they have not received any international cooperation in this way.
A.They say that poppy cultivation has decreased significantly in the last year compared to previous years.
This report is published while the United Nations announced last year that the prohibition of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, drug cultivation and opium production in this country has decreased by 95 percent compared to 2022.
In the report of this institution, it was stated that with the decrease in the level of drug cultivation, the amount of wheat cultivation in Afghanistan has increased and it has become an alternative to poppy cultivation for farmers in this country
