Taliban Destroys Approximately 800 Square Meters of Drug Crops in Ghazni
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban reported discovering and destroying approximately 800 square meters of drug crops in Ghazni province, describing it as the first such destruction and cleanup operation of the year 1405.
A Taliban official stated on X that sales and smuggling of drugs in Ghazni have "almost" reached zero.
The operation comes amid Mullah Hibatullah's 1401 decree banning drug cultivation and production. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reported that poppy cultivation has shifted from the southwest to the northeast of the country.
According to a November report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), poppy cultivation in Afghanistan decreased by 20 percent, while production of industrial drugs increased by 50 percent.
In mid-January last year, Turkish police described Afghanistan as remaining central to drug production and smuggling, with Turkey serving as a main route to Europe.
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