Muttaqi Urges Intl Community to Recognize Afghanistan’s Anti-Drug Efforts

DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, has urged the international community not to overlook Afghanistan’s achievements in combating narcotics and to support continued efforts to curb drug production.

Muttaqi highlighted measures taken to ban poppy cultivation and combat drug trafficking in Afghanistan, stressing that the country’s progress in this area deserves international attention and support.

Meanwhile, Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for the Taliban-run Ministry of Interior, claimed that most narcotics are smuggled out of Afghanistan through the de facto Durand Line.

Qani called on Pakistan to fulfil its responsibilities in preventing drug smuggling and to cooperate more closely in efforts to curb the trafficking.