News:2026-04-24/Report/deputy-interior-minister-reports-19-051-hectares-of-poppy-and-hashish-destroyed-in-afghanistan-in-2025

NewsReport24 April 2026

Deputy interior minister reports 19,051 hectares of poppy and hashish destroyed in Afghanistan in 2025

Daryo reported that the Afghan deputy interior minister Abdul Rahman Munir told a forum on drug threats in Samarkand that authorities had carried out 41,868 counter-narcotics operations in 2025 and arrested 10,813 people. According to the report, 19,051 hectares of poppy and hashish plantations were destroyed in eradication campaigns during the year and 450 laboratories were dismantled.

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PlaceAfghanistan

AgencyMinistry of Interior Affairs

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2026-04-24 Report Deputy interior minister reports 19,051 hectares of poppy and hashish destroyed in Afghanistan in 2025 Daryo reported that the Afghan deputy interior minister Abdul Rahman Munir told a forum on drug threats in Samarkand that authorities had carried out 41,868 counter-narcotics operations in 2025 and arrested 10,813 people. According to the report, 19,051 hectares of poppy and hashish plantations were destroyed in eradication campaigns during the year and 450 laboratories were dismantled. https://daryo.uz/en/2026/04/24/afghanistan-arrests-10813-suspects-in-nationwide-anti-narcotics-crackdown/ Afghanistan Ministry of Interior Affairs