Addicts being taught vocational skills at Helmand hospital
Drug addicts are being imparted vocational trainings in addition to their treatment at the rehabilitation centre in southern Helmand province.
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2,000 cured addicts reunited with families in Kunduz
Nearly 2,000 addicts have been reunited with their families after treatment in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Juma Khan Khaksar told Pajhwok Afghan News the Counter-narcotics Department rounded up nearly 2,000 addicts…
Herat: 4,000 drug addicts rounded up in 2 weeks
Around 4,000 drug addicts, who have been rounded up in the past 15 days in western Herat province, remain under treatment at rehabilitation centres, local sources say. Counter-Narcotics Director Maulvi Hayatullah Rohani, speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News,…
Hanafi seeks IRC help in collecting, treating addicts
Deputy prime minister for administrative affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi has called on the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to help the Islamic Emirate in treating drug addicts. The Office of the Prime Minister on its twitter page said…
1,500 addicts rounded up, sent to rehab centers in Kabul
A Turkish charity, IDDEF, has provided 1,500 health kits and clothing to the Addicts Rehabilitation Hospital in Kabul where another 1500 addicts have been rounded up for treatment. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said 1,500 addicts were collected…
Drug addicts being shifted to special facility from Kandahar jail
Hundreds of drug addicts kept for treatment in the central prison of southern Kandahar province are being shifted to another special center. Numbering around 1,200, the addicts face space shortage and health problems in Kandahar prison, but now…
Some unneeded departments dissolved, says minister
Some unneeded departments have been dissolved and their employees appointed in other departments, Labor and Social Affairs Minister Maulvi Abdul Salam Sadat said on Sunday. Sadat told reporters here that a complex for the treatment of drug addicts…
Residents want drug rehab centre reactivated
A number of drug addicts and residents grumble about the absence the of a rehabilitation centre in central Daikundi province. However, the Public Health Department promises a 40-bed drug addiction treatment center will be reactivated in Neili City…
Resource scarcity hampers rehabilitation of drug addicts
At least 120,000 drug addicts exist in southern Kandahar province, where the 100-bed rehabilitation facility is struggling with an increasing shortage of resources. Sardar Wali Zeeshan, head of the addiction control branch at the Public Health Department,…
Campaign to collect, treat drug addicts begins in Nangarhar
Police and Public Health Department have jointly launched a campaign to round up drug addicts in Jalababad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, and treat them. On the day one of the campaign, 150 addicts were collected from…
Drug addiction, financial crunch devastate Daikundi family
A family in central Daikundi province whose majority members are addicted to drugs complains about their deteriorated financial condition. Syed Raza, originally from the Sairak area of Neili, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan News he got addicted…
Kabul addicts’ rehab center gets swimming pool, park
Turkish envoy to Afghanistan on Monday stressed the need for working together to end drug addiction at the inauguration of a green park and a swimming pool at the 1000-bed Rehabilitation Center in capital Kabul. The green park…
2,200 drug addicts receive treatment in Farah
Officials in western Farah province on Monday said 2,200 drug addicts taken to rehabilitation centers were treated and reunited with their families in the province. Farah Central Prison chief Mullah Lal Mohammad Zakiri told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Daikundi addict wishes to rejoin family after rehabilitation
A drug addict from the Khadir district of central Daikundi province has expressed disappointment over his addiction and said rebuilding a successful and prosperous life seemed to be a dream for him. Musa Sadiqi, 34, lived with his…
218 drug addicts join families after treatment in Helmand
After receiving rehabilitation for the past four months, 218 drug addicts in southern Helmand province have been sent home, officials said on Thursday. The drug addicts who were kept in the central jail of Helmand were sent home…
Herat drug addicts: Conflict the main reason behind addiction
A number of drug addicts in western Herat province have attributed their plight to poverty and four decades of war in the country. However, they are happy with the establishment of peace and want the government to…
600 drug addicts treated in Helmand this year
Health officials say 600 drug addicts received treatment at a 100-bed rehabilitation center in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, this year. Head of the hospital, Dr. Mohammad WaliRahmani, made the remarks at a ceremony in which…
98 addicts join families after treatment in Nangarhar
Public health officials in eastern Nangarhar on Sunday said 98 drug addicts, who had been collected from roads for treatment, have joined their families after their recovery. Officials said the men were treated at a 150-bed hospital in…
‘New govt should to prevent cultivation, production of drugs’
A young woman, who became addicted to drugs due to domestic violence and is currently receiving medical treatment, has urged the Islamic Emirate to stop cultivation, production and trafficking of drugs to save the lives of young people…
Drug addicts’ collection campaign starts in Badakhshan
Following people’s complaints, Taliban officials have started collecting drug addicts from different parts of Faizabad city, the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province. Maulvi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, Taliban’s deputy governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News that based on complaints they…
Easy access to drugs behind increasing addicts in Balkh
The number of drug addicts has been on the increase in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, due to easy access to narcotics, local officials say. Dr. Esmatullah Karimi, in charge of drug addicts rehab centers in…
