- Source: Ministry of Counter Narcotics
The Ministry of Counter Narcotics (Pashto: د مخدره موادو پر ضد وزارت; Persian: وزارت مبارزه عليه مواد مخدر) was a ministry within the government of Afghanistan.
The ministry led the coordination, policy-making, monitoring and evaluation of all counter-narcotics activities and efforts. All activities were carried out in view of the Constitution of Afghanistan, the Afghan Drug Law and Afghanistan's National Drug Control Strategy (NDCS).
The role of Minister of Counter Narcotics has been described as the world's toughest job.
Functions
Opium production in Afghanistan exceeds by far the opium produced in the rest of the world. The ministry had the lead on coordinating and evaluating the Afghan Drug Law and the NDCS.
The ministry has eight pillars of activity:
There are four published priorities for activity:
Disrupting the drugs trade by targeting traffickers and their backers and eliminating the basis for the trade.
Strengthening and diversifying legal rural livelihoods.
Reducing the demand for illicit drugs and treatment of problem drug users.
Strengthening state institutions both at the centre and in the provinces The Government intends to spend the preponderance of its resources and energy on these four priority areas.
Ministers
Zarar Ahmad Osmani (Zarar Ahmad Moqbel) 2009–2013
Mobarez Rashidi 2013–2015
Salamat Azimi 2015–2021
See also
Council of Ministers (Afghanistan)
References
External links
mcn.gov.af, official website
Prison for drug traffickers inaugurated
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Angkatan Pertahanan Belize
- Ministry of Counter Narcotics
- Government ministries of Afghanistan
- Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan
- Ministry of Interior Affairs (Afghanistan)
- Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
- Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)
- Ministry of Defense (Venezuela)
- Opium production in Afghanistan
- Anti-Narcotics Force
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
