IHRC Express Concerns on Increasing of Women Using Drugs

Officials in Afghanistan Independent Human rights Commission expressed deep concerns over increasing of Afghan Women being addicted with drugs in the country.

They have said,” the main factor for increasing violence cases were those men whom were addicted by drugs.”

They claimed that most of the Afghan Women have been forced to use drugs and being addicted this was the easy way of keeping women silent and stay with their Husbands.

Based on the estimation released by the Ministry of counter Narcotic drugs 2 million are men addicted which include 250,000 are Women and children.

The other major factors which make men, women, and children to turn into drugs are insecurity, unemployment, immigration, poverty

Deputy of supporting Women and development rights in Afghanistan Independent Human rights Commission Adila Amarkhil said,” more than 2000 cases of violence against women were recorded which indicates that most of the Afghan women were forced to turn into drugs and not leave their husbands and in other part Women in order to do hard work face to use Narcotic drugs ,this increases our concerns.”

Officials in section of Women and Children in Ministry of counter Narcotic drug confirmed the number of addicted persons in rise from 2 million where 20% of are women and children.

Meanwhile they claimed that the capacity for treating addicted person have also increased from 8 thousands into 29 thousands.

Based on the estimation released by the officials in ministry of counter Narcotic drug lords earn 70 $ billion annually producing Narcotic drugs, where 4 $ million is paid for the internal drug dealers the rest goes to International drug dealers and mafia pockets.

Reported By AbdulAziz Karimi