Bayan News – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a 60-page report titled “Understanding the Illicit Production of Methamphetamine in Afghanistan” on Monday (September 10), expressing concern about the increasing production of the drug.
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system.
The report states that the trafficking of this type of illicit substance from Afghanistan to neighboring countries is rapidly increasing.
According to the report, the trafficking of methamphetamine from Afghanistan has increased by 12 percent in the past five years.
Based on the statistics in the UNODC report, the amount of seized methamphetamine has increased from less than 100 kilograms in 2019 to 2,700 kilograms in 2021.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime stated that within Afghanistan, the amount of seized methamphetamine has increased from less than 100 kilograms in 2019 to 2,700 kilograms in 2021, indicating a rapid increase.
The organization has stated that the illicit production of methamphetamine in Afghanistan is a growing threat, and so far, this type of narcotics of Afghan origin has been discovered in various parts of the world, such as the European Union, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and East Africa.
The report suggests that the sharp increase in the discovery of methamphetamine in Afghanistan and its neighboring countries indicates that the trafficking of this type of illicit substance is rapidly expanding and changing the illicit drug markets, which traditionally focused on the trafficking of opiate substances from Afghanistan.
Government officials in Kabul have not yet responded to this report.
However, recent investigations by international organizations have shown that after the reestablishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, the cultivation and production of drugs in the country have significantly decreased.
