A hospital to treat drug addicts was inaugurated by the Second Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili in Jangalak, Kabul.
According to the Ministry of Public Health and United Nation’s counter-narcotics office, Afghanistan now has over 1 million drug addicts, of which 81% are men, 13% women and 8% children.
Mr. Khalili called on the judicial branch to prosecute drug smugglers in order for anti-narcotic efforts to succeed.
This hospital can provide 300 beds for drug patients.