The Administrative Office of the Islamic Emirate said in a statement that the Prime Minister appointed a committee to explore a joint effort to fight narcotics trafficking.

According to the statement, the Administrative Office of the Islamic Emirate, the Ministries of Communication and Information Technology, Economy and Justice have been given the task of reviewing the coordinated strategy against narcotics.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy said that this committee will report its results to the Prime Minister.

"The appointed committee has been tasked with thoroughly analyzing the procedure for combatting drug trafficking and presenting its results to the Prime Minister,” said Abdul Rahman Habib, the spokesman for the Ministry of Economy.

However, the counter-narcotics department of the Interior Ministry said that in the past year, more than 2,400 people have been arrested on charges of drug trafficking.

"Up to today, almost 2,200 operations have been carried out by the divisions of this department, and nearly 2,450 major and small-time smugglers have been arrested,” said Hasibullah Ahmadi, head of the department.

"The system of trading, manufacture, and transport of drugs is illegal, it has no transparency, and it is difficult to eliminate it. This team ... should stop the nation from consuming narcotics,” said Toryalai Zazai, political analyst.

Afghanistan's poppy cultivation reportedly increased by 32%, according to the United Nations' latest report.