One arrested as 3.2 kg hashish seized in Khost's Speri district
Khost anti-narcotics officers seized about 3.2 kg of hashish and more than 3,215 narcotic pills in Speri district, arresting one person. The hashish is the cannabis component of the mixed seizure; the pills and a further 1.4 kg were reported without a clear cannabis link.
The enforcement operation took place in Speri district of Khost province, where
the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Khost Provincial Security Directorate was active.[1]During a special operation, that unit uncovered more than 3,215 narcotic
pills.[1][2]One individual was arrested in connection with the case.[1][2]
According to official sources, officers also discovered approximately three
kilograms and 200 grams of hashish in Speri district.[1][2]The same official
account reported another 1.4 kilograms discovered alongside that hashish.[1]Security forces seized the narcotics found in the operation, including both the
pills and the hashish.[1][2]
The seizure was presented against ongoing drug-trafficking and abuse challenges
described as serious security and social issues in various parts of Afghanistan,
including Khost province.[1][2]The Taliban administration had not issued any
official response regarding the matter.[1]The hashish forms the separately
stated cannabis component of this mixed pills-and-hashish seizure.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article gives only its publication date of 2 November 2026 and no separate day for the special operation, so the incident date uses the publication date.
The article mentions another 1.4 kilograms alongside the hashish without naming its substance in the same sentence, so it is excluded from the cannabis total.
The 3,215 pills are described only as narcotic pills with no further identification, so they are not counted as cannabis.
Only one opened source could be used; no second accessible report of the same event was found.
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Police in Pasaband district, Ghor detained 27 people and destroyed eight drug factories during a 20-day operation, seizing 8.5 kg of processed hashish among other drugs and vehicles. The detainees were referred to court and all seized narcotics were destroyed by burning.
Anti-narcotics police stopped a shipment of 245 kilograms of hashish in the Kotol Anjuman area of Paryan district, Panjshir province, and arrested four people. The suspects were referred to judicial authorities after initial questioning. The ministry did not say where the shipment was going.
Ghor police burned more than 800 kg of seized narcotics, including 4 kg of hashish, at a site away from residential areas on 20 July 2026. The hashish is the separately stated cannabis component of the mixed destruction, which also included opium, methamphetamine and precursor chemicals.
