IEA is intent on expanding and intensifying the efforts in its anti-narcotics campaign: Mohammad Suhail Shaheen

DOHA, Sep 23 (SABAH): Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) Permanent Representative-designate to United Nations and Head Political Office Mohammad Suhail Shaheen has said that he and his team from the Political Office along with the visiting anti-narcotic team from Kabul comprising of Janan Azizi, country director anti-narcotic operations and A. Rahman Qasimi, assistant to deputy-minister of interior for anti-narcotics, Mirwais Qaderi from security and borders affairs department of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan foreign ministry held a detailed meeting with Natalia Quintavalle, Ambassador of Italy to Afghanistan and her team in Doha, Qatar.

In a statement Mohammad Suhail Shaheen said that we talked about the achievements made so far by IEA in its anti-narcotics campaign, including anti-poppy cultivation and treatment of addicts.

He said that the IEA is intent on expanding and intensifying the efforts but simultaneously, calls on international community to help boost the campaign by providing alternative projects of livelihood for the farmers in the country.