The Taliban's Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 31 individuals in Kabul and Herat on charges of selling and trafficking narcotics. Authorities seized 3,500 narcotic tablets and over 8,000 kilograms of drugs including heroin from the suspects.
The announcement comes despite the Taliban Interior Ministry's earlier claims that drug cultivation and trafficking in Afghanistan had been reduced to zero. The stark contradiction between official statements and ground realities has drawn significant attention.
Kabul and Herat are two of Afghanistan's most important urban centers, and these arrests indicate that the drug challenge remains a serious problem in the country.
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