The Office of Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics on Wednesday announced that at least 450 individuals who were drug users have made a full recovery and rejoined their families.
In a statement, the office said the drug users returned home after receiving treatment at a rehabilitation center in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan.
The statement added that the recovered addicts had a three-month medical treatment and rehabilitation and received professional and vocational training in areas such as car repair, electrical appliance maintenance, and plumbing.
The Ministry of Interior said in a statement that 40 people struggling with drug addiction have been shifted to drug rehabilitation centers in northern Balkh and southern Helmand provinces for treatment.
The Afghan caretaker government has banned poppy cultivation and drug trafficking to keep the nation from drug menace and addiction. (Xinhua/NAN)
