[Shadow_Group] Afghan minister hails Iran's help in rebuilding Afghanistan

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Afghan minister hails Iran's help in rebuilding
Afghanistan  

FROM: http://www.payvand.com/news/04/nov/1168.html<http://www.payvand.com/news/04/nov/1168.html>
Zabol, Sistan-Baluchestan prov, Nov 20, IRNA -- Afghan
Minister of Reconstruction Mohammad Amin Farhang said
Saturday that Iran has rendered to Afghanistan
considerable assistance for rebuilding the country as
well as combating poppy cultivation. 
The Afghani minister made the remark during his visit
to the Afghan province of Nimroze to put into
operation three projects which are being implemented
by Iran. 

Farhang appreciated Iran's assistance for
reconstructing his country in public health,
development and training fields and fighting poppy
cultivation, saying that poppy cultivation is amongst
the major problems Afghanistan is facing. 

He reiterated that many states in Afghanistan namely
Hilmand, Qandahar, Jalalabad and Nimroze are under
poppy cultivation given the season of cultivation. 

At present, Afghan police has established a special
committee known as Anti-Drug Committee, he said,
urging further cooperation on behalf of international
forums to fight poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. 

Meanwhile, Iran's Ambassador to Afghanistan
Mohammad-Reza Bahrami said that Afghan officials are
determined to fight poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. 

During his one-day visit to the Afghan state of
Nimroze to put into operation three projects, Bahrami
voiced other countries' readiness to fight poppy
cultivation, complaining lack of a defined and all-out
program to perform this end. 

According to the United Nations, poppy cultivation has
increased 64 percent in Afghanistan, he said, adding
that terrorists play significant role in providing
illicit drugs. 

He stressed that last year, Iran provided Afghanistan
with dlrs 10 million to fight poppy cultivation and
drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying that Iran has
made a great contribution to train Afghan police. 

Bahrami expressed hope that in future, Iran could
allocate separate budget to fight poppy cultivation in
Afghanistan.



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