DOHA -UNS: The Islamic Emirat Afghanistan(IEA) is intent to expanding and intensifying the efforts against poppy cultivations,anti-narcotics campaign and treatment of drug addicts,said Mohammad Suhail Shaheen Head, Political Office Doha-Qatar, during meeting with Ambassador of Italy to Afghanistan,Natalia Quintavalle on Friday.
He said that IEA simultaneously, calls on international community to help boost the campaign by providing alternative projects of livelihood for the farmers in the country.
Sohail Shaheen said that “I and my team from the Political Office along with the visiting anti-narcotic team from Kabul comprising of Janan Azizi, country director anti-norcartic operations and A. Rahman Qasimi, assistant to deputy-minister of interior for anti-narcotics, Mirwais Qaderi from security and borders affairs dept of IEA foreign ministry held a detailed meeting with HE Natalia Quintavalle”.
Ambassador of Italy to Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar met IEA government delegation.
Sohail said that “We talked about the achievements made so far by IEA in its anti-narcotics campaign, including anti-poppy cultivation and treatment of addicts.
The IEA is intent on expanding and intensifying the efforts but simultaneously, calls on international community to help boost the campaign by providing alternative projects of livelihood for the farmers in the country.
An anti-narcotic team from Kabul comprising of Janan Azizi, country director anti-norcartic dept and A. Rahman Qasimi, Assistant to Deputy-minister of interior for anti-narcotic affairs, Mirwais Qaderi from Security and Borders Affairs dept of IEA foreign ministry and Sohail Shaheen along with my team from the Political Office held separate constructive meetings with Mr. Robert C Dickson, UK charge d’Affaires to Afghanistan and UNODC representative as well as with US technical team in Doha, Qatar.
Sohail said that IEA welcome UN monitoring team and of the international community’s to visit the large areas in Afghanistan where poppy cultivation has been eradicated. However, there is dire need for alternative projects of livelihood for the farmers in the country whose fields have been cleared from poppy cultivation.
