The Ministry of Counter Narcotics ( ps, د مخدره موادو پر ضد وزارت; fa, وزارت مبارزه عليه مواد مخدر) is a Council of Ministers (Afghanistan), ministry within the Politics of Afghanistan, government of Afghanistan.
The ministry leads the coordination, policy-making, monitoring and evaluation of all counter-narcotics activities and efforts. All activities are carried out in view of the Constitution of Afghanistan, the Afghan Drug Law and Afghanistan's National Drug Control Strategy (NDCS).
The role of Minister of Counter Narcotics has been described as the world's toughest job.
Functions
Opium production in Afghanistan exceeds by far the opium produced in the rest of the world. The ministry has the lead on coordinating and evaluating the Afghan Drug Law and the NDCS.
The ministry has eight pillars of activity:
* institution building
* law enforcement
* international and regional cooperation
* eradication
* public awareness
* alternative livelihoods
* criminal justice
* demand reduction
There are four published priorities for activity:
Ministers
* Zarar Ahmad Osmani (Zarar Ahmad Moqbel) 2009–2013
* Mobarez Rashidi 2013–2015
* Salamat Azimi 2015–?
See also
*Council of Ministers (Afghanistan)
References
External links
mcn.gov.af official website
Prison for drug traffickers inaugurated
Ministries of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Government ministries of Afghanistan, Counter Narcotics
Drug control law enforcement agencies in Afghanistan
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