IEA rejects US claims of not taking action against human traffickers

Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qane said in response to a report on human trafficking by the United States that the Islamic Emirate has struggled “decisively” in connection with human trafficking and has made some achievements in this matter.

Qane said in a voice message on Wednesday that he rejects the claims of the US that the Islamic Emirate has failed to act against the scourge. He said the Ministry of Interior has recorded 210 cases related to human trafficking and arrested more than 300 suspects.

According to Qane, the human trafficking department under the senior deputy of security affairs of the Ministry of Interior has its own offices in Kabul and provinces and “fights decisively” against the problem.

He added that the Interior Ministry has a clear strategy in its fight against human trafficking and that the cases of human trafficking in Afghanistan are limited.

The US State Department said in a recent report that Afghanistan is one of 11 countries whose governments follow the model or policy of human trafficking.

In its annual report on human trafficking, the US State Department said that the current government of Afghanistan has not taken any steps to prevent human trafficking and has paid minimal attention to the problem.

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