Afghanistan
Rehabilitation and Medical Centers
Hospital Name:
NEJAT Center
Specialities:
A private hospital that offers addiction treatment, amongst other medical services.
Contact/ address:
House No.2, Street 2, Ayub Khan Mena, Darul Aman main road, 7th District, Kabul Afghanistan
4040 Kart-e-Char Post Office
Tel: 0093(0) 202 500 283
Email: info@nejat.org.af
Website:http://www.nejat.org.af/index.php
Description:
“NEJAT Center is an Afghan response to vulnerable Afghan People, working with the community for the prevention, treatment and care of drug users and HIV/AIDS”
National Narcotics Control Authorities
Name:
Ministry of Counter Narcotics
Contact/ address:
Ministry of Counter Narcotics
Website:http://mcn.gov.af/en/
Based on the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Counter Narcotics and Intoxicants Law of Afghanistan and the designation of counter narcotics as a crosscutting issue in the Afghanistan National Development Strategy; the Ministry of Counter Narcotics will: lead counter narcotics policy and program formulation; coordinate the counter narcotics budget with the Ministry of Finance; coordinate relevant counter narcotics efforts with the line ministries and organizations; and monitor and report on the implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy.
National Narcotics Control Strategies and Security Plans
Name:
Policy and National Strategy Document Counteracting Addictive Substances and Substance Addiction May 2012
Type:
Preventative
Published Authority:
Ministry of Counter Narcotics
Date:
2012
Internet link:
http://mcn.gov.af/Content/files/LE_En.pdf
Publisher website:
http://mcn.gov.af/
Facts and stats
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According to UNODC, Afghanistan cultivated 154,000 ha of opium poppy in 2012, up 18 percent from 2011.
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UNODC estimated that Afghan opium poppy crops in 2012 yielded 3,700 MT of raw opium, down 36 percent from 5,800 MT in 2011.
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According to the UNODC and MCN, the number of poppy free provinces (those provinces with less than 100 ha of poppy under cultivation) remained the same at 17. (Note: The U.S. and UNODC estimates differ due to dissimilar methodologies for estimating poppy cultivation and opium yields.)
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The Afghan government’s efforts to enforce its drug laws also enjoyed growing success. The Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) is a vetted, self-contained unit that consists of prosecutors, investigators, and first instance and appellate court judges.
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Afghan authorities made some progress in improving their capacity to interdict large quantities of narcotics and arrest narcotics traffickers.
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According to authorities, the police apprehended seven out of ten of the “most wanted” drug traffickers in 2011. Over the first nine months of 2012, Afghan and Coalition Forces conducted a total of 481 counternarcotics operations, 62 percent more operations than the previous year.
Governmental / Non-governmental Associations
Name:
Ministry of Counter Narcotics
Contact/ address:
Ministry of Counter Narcotics
Website:http://mcn.gov.af/en/
Based on the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Counter Narcotics and Intoxicants Law of Afghanistan and the designation of counter narcotics as a crosscutting issue in the Afghanistan National Development Strategy; the Ministry of Counter Narcotics will: lead counter narcotics policy and program formulation; coordinate the counter narcotics budget with the Ministry of Finance; coordinate relevant counter narcotics efforts with the line ministries and organizations; and monitor and report on the implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy.