Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Kabul (BNA) Interior and counter narcotics ministers in working session yesterday discussed eradication of poppy fields in the country in particular Helmand and neighboring provinces and adopted necessary decisions.
Noorulhaq Uloomi, Minister of Interior by expressing happiness over good coordination between MoI and MoCN said his ministry was ready for completely eradication of poppy cultivation in the country and maintaining security of collecting centers of drug-addicts.
He said that eradication of poppy cultivation would help in reduction of drug-addicts, adding that collecting centers of drug-addicts have changed to recovery centers of the addicts so that drug-addicts could go back their homes as sound human. In the session, minister of interior ordered that deputy ministry of counter narcotics and security for interior in coordination with ministry of counter narcotics should further coordinate their working plans in connection with maintaining security of the respective centers. Meanwhile, Salamat Azimi, Minister of Counter Narcotics by expressing happiness over cooperation of MoI in various sectors asked the ministry for continued cooperation in complete eradication of poppy cultivation, collecting, treatment of drug-addicts.
