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| A US soldier walks through an Afghan poppy field (File Photo) |
KABUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A senior Afghan official called for joint efforts of the international community to fight against drugs on Monday.
"Combating drug problems and getting rid of the menace to the society which is essential for ensuring public health, human rights and sustainable development requires collective efforts," Salamat Azimi, the Afghan Minister of Counter Narcotics told audience at a two-day regional conference concluded here on Monday.
"Afghanistan has been suffering from drugs and drug-related violence. Overcoming the war on drugs needs an inclusive, national, regional and global response," she said.
The Afghan government has been firmly determined to control the cultivation and production of the illicit drugs, and it has taken new initiatives and measures to fight the menace, including provision and implementation of National Drug Action Plan (2015-2019), and providing alternative livelihood for farmers in rural areas, she noted.
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