The Ministry of Interior said that nearly 15,000 counter-narcotics operations were conducted in 2023, during which the security forces seized around 8,200 tons of narcotics.

"In 2023, around 15,000 special raids were conducted regarding counter-narcotics, we had good achievements in this regard,” he said.

During these operations, nearly 8,500 suspects were arrested and nearly 14,000 hectares of lands were cleared of drug-producing crops.

MoI spokesman Abdul Matin Qani criticized the lack of attention of the international community in providing alternative crops for the farmers.

"The international community has not had effective cooperation to provide alternative crops to the farmers,” he said.

Meanwhile, the political analysts called the Islamic Emirate’s efforts with counter-narcotics effective.

"The world should send a delegation to Afghanistan to monitor where the cultivation still continuing. When the cultivation dropped by 95 percent, there should be an alternative for the farmers," said Mohammad Matin Mohammad Khil, a political analyst.

Last October, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General, Imangali Tasmagambetov, at the joint meeting of the Council and the 16th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow expressed concerns about the increase of terrorist group activities, drug smuggling and smuggling of weapons in Afghanistan.