SECURITY — February 25, 2026

UN Official Praises Afghanistan's Counter-Narcotics Achievements

A UN official commended Afghanistan's progress in counter-narcotics efforts during a meeting with the deputy minister for counter-narcotics, pledging support for border scanners and highlighting positive developments from a recent international conference.

The Ehtebar Desk — originates with Bakhtar News — corroborated by RTA2 min read

UN Official Praises Afghanistan's Counter-Narcotics Achievements
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Sheikh Abdul Rahman Munir, deputy minister for counter-narcotics at Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Affairs, met with Polliak Ok Siri, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

During the meeting, Munir stated that the international community should recognize Afghanistan's achievements in combating narcotics and increase assistance accordingly. He called for the provision of advanced scanners to improve border controls.

Ok Siri praised Afghanistan's accomplishments in the fight against narcotics and assured UN cooperation in supplying the requested scanners. He also described the outcomes of the Afghan delegation's participation in the CRIC meeting as positive, noting ongoing efforts to secure an observer role for Afghanistan in the organization.

Read the original reporting at Bakhtar News

Reliability assessment

Key facts of the meeting between named officials (Sheikh Abdul Rahman Munir and Polliak Ok Siri) and their attributed statements corroborated by two outlets (Bakhtar News, RTA).

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SecurityUNODC, counter-narcotics, Afghanistan, Ministry of Interior, CRIC

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