Local Taliban authorities in Badakhshan have called on traders to cooperate in preventing drug trafficking and invest their capital in legal and productive sectors.
Jamaluddin Haqjo, Deputy Governor of Badakhshan made the remarks at a ceremony marking the opening of a branch of the Afghan National Bank in Faizabad He said that thousands of people across the country are currently addicted to drugs.
Haqjo urged traders to contribute to reducing drug trafficking and creating economic opportunities by investing in legal and productive sectors.
