KABUL, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A total of 253 drug-addicted people were reunited with their families after receiving medical treatment and recovery in the western Afghanistan Herat province, the country's Ministry of Interior Affairs said Monday.
All former drug addicts from across Herat sent to rehabilitation centers months ago have now recovered and been reunited with their families, the ministry said in a statement posted on its X account.
Although there are no official statistics on the number of drug-addicted people in Afghanistan, more than 3 million drug addicted individuals are reported to exist in the country.
The Afghan interim government has banned the cultivation of poppy and the trafficking of narcotics as part of a broader initiative to eliminate drug abuse and its impact on society. ■
