KABUL - Ahmad Zia Massoud, the president's special representative on reforms and good governance, on Sunday said in Herat city that major drug traffickers are in the National Unity Government (NUG) and they are preventing security forces from eliminating insurgents.
Massoud, had been speaking at the inauguration ceremony of National Resistance Council and said as long as poppy fields exist in the country, the war will not stop.
"Major drug smugglers are in the government departments and they prevent the plans for elimination of insurgents," he said.
According to Massoud, the smugglers earn billions of dollars a year through trafficking drugs and that the continuation of war is in their interests.
Massoud also said people should help security forces to maintain security.
Provincial governor, Mohammad Asif Rahimi, meanwhile said the four security check posts of the city will expand to fifteen check posts and that the city will be more secure.
He added that Shindand, the most insecure district of the province, is divided into four or five administrative units (districts) and that its security will improve as the new districts' security departments start it work.
"We convinced the ministry of interior to increase security checkpoints to fifteen checkpoints," Rahimi said.
Herat provincial council also said security forces in the province are alert and that Herat resident will never accept insurgent's propaganda.
"Herat people support security forces and never will accept enemies propaganda," said Kamran Alizai, head of the council. (Tolonews)