The Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, stated that no one is permitted to cultivate, produce, or traffic drugs. 

In the first meeting of the High Commission for Combating Intoxicants and Narcotics, he mentioned that the purpose of establishing this commission is to find alternative crops for farmers and to treat drug addicts.

Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, said: “In this session, the Deputy Political Prime Minister emphasized that the stance of the Islamic Emirate in the fight against drugs is clear and no one is permitted to cultivate, produce, or traffic drugs.”

According to Fitrat, in this meeting, the deputy minister of Counter-Narcotics of the Ministry of Interior said that most of the poppy fields in the country have been destroyed and a large number of individuals involved in drug trafficking have been arrested. 
Abdulhaq Akhund, a participant in the meeting, added that the Islamic Emirate's efforts against drugs have been successful and the international community acknowledges this success.

The deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate said: “Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, Deputy Political Prime Minister, stated that the purpose of establishing the High Commission for Combating Intoxicants and Narcotics is to effectively combat drugs at the national level, is to find alternative crops for farmers, and treat addicts, so that the relevant agencies can work together under one umbrella to achieve these goals.”

Meanwhile, a number of farmers and experts are also urging the interim government and international organizations to assist farmers in providing alternative crops.

Farmer Mohammadullah said: “We are facing many problems and we request that alternative livelihoods be provided to us to get rid of these problems.”

Sayed Akbar Agha, a political analyst, said: “Currently, we do not see any cooperation from international organizations and countries with Afghan farmers in providing alternative livelihoods.”

This comes as in the third Doha meeting, among other issues, discussions were held on combating drugs and providing alternative livelihoods for farmers.