The Interior Ministry's deputy minister for counter-narcotics said the ministry had carried out more than 8,000 operations against drug suspects in 2026 and arrested more than 10,000 people. He also claimed 4,300 operations to round up addicts and 12,500 operations to destroy poppy fields. The figures cover all drugs, were given without a cannabis breakdown and have not been independently verified.[1]
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References
- AtlasPress — Taliban says it has carried out 8,000 anti-drug operations in Afghanistan (27 October 2026)Remarks by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Munir, deputy minister for counter-narcotics
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