A delegation from the Taliban's Deputy Ministry for Counter-Narcotics of the Ministry of Interior travelled to China on Wednesday.

According to a statement from the Taliban's Ministry of Interior, Hasibullah Ahmadi, Chief of Staff of the Deputy Ministry for Counter-Narcotics, along with several directors and managers of this department, will participate in a scientific conference.

This visit comes a week after Abdul Haq Akhund, the Taliban's Deputy Minister for Counter-Narcotics, announced the complete eradication of poppy fields in Afghanistan.
In a recent report, the UN Security Council's Technical Monitoring Team on Sanctions had stated that while Taliban leaders have benefited from the ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, farmers have suffered significantly.

The report also noted that the Taliban leader's orders to ban poppy cultivation in Badakhshan have been ignored. The provision of alternative crops for farmers was a key agenda item at the third Doha meeting. During this meeting, the Taliban requested the international community's assistance in providing alternative crops for Afghan farmers.