Harrowing images depicting the rampant drug addiction that has blighted thousands of Afghan families after years of conflict and the resurgence of the Taliban have emerged, in what is a stark reminder of the turmoil faced by the nation's long-suffering citizens.Ī sea of people strung out on heroin, opium and meth were pictured strewn over a hillside overlooking Kabul, some scraping by in makeshift tents with many more simply lying in the dirt. They are forced into drug camps and made to go cold turkey without any medical aid, but ultimately end up returning to drugs as soon as they are released.
The Taliban launched an aggressive campaign to eradicate poppy cultivation and are rounding up addicts.Hordes of addicted wild dogs are also seen skulking around the huge camps to share in the drugs.A sea of people strung out on heroin, opium and meth were seen strewn over a hillside overlooking Kabul.But spiralling poverty and decades of near constant war have turned millions more to drugs in recent years.Drug addiction has long been a problem in Afghanistan, the world's biggest producer of opium and heroin.Kabul's heroin hellhole where even the DOGS are drug addicts: Shocking images lay bare the tragedy of thousands of homeless men scarred by poverty who languish in sewage drains and under bridges by dead bodies to get their fix