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Over one million Afghan women, children addicted to narcotics: Taliban

| @indiablooms | Mar 11, 2022, at 10:19 pm

A key Afghanistan Taliban leader has said there are over one million Afghan women, children addicted to narcotics in the country.

The observation was made by Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Abdul Salaam Hanafi.

In his meeting with a delegation from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) on Wednesday, March 9 Hanafi asked the Committee to closely assess the situation of Afghan women affected by war, Khaama Press reported.

A spokesperson of the IEA Inamullah Samangani in a press release as quoted by Khaama Press that if the International Community assists the Afghan farmers in providing their alternative, the IEA is committed to making efforts in uprooting narcotics across Afghanistan.

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