Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has praised the Afghan authorities for their efforts to combat drug trafficking, saying they have significantly reduced the production and export of hard drugs.
Speaking to journalists following his visit to India for a BRICS meeting, Shoigu said the Afghan authorities had fulfilled their commitment to tackle the narcotics trade.
“They intended to do it, they intended to do it, and they did it,” Shoigu said.
According to the Russian official, Afghanistan has been able to almost completely suppress the production and export of hard drugs, resulting in a sharp decline in drug trafficking.
“The figure for drug trafficking has already been mentioned, but I can repeat it. As they promised, in fact, if we’re talking about hard drugs, they reduced production and, naturally, export from Afghanistan by almost 90%,” Shoigu said.
His remarks came after meetings held on the sidelines of a BRICS gathering in India, where regional security and cooperation issues were discussed.
