Photos show homeless heroin addicts in Afghanistan rounded up and forced into grim rehab by the Taliban

Alia ShoaibOct 10, 2021, 22:32 IST

Drug users detained in a Taliban raid wait to be taken to their room in the detoxification ward of the Avicenna Medical Hospital for Drug Treatment in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.Felipe Dana/AP Photo

Harrowing photos show homeless heroin addicts in Afghanistan forcibly detained in a treatment center.
The Taliban are cracking down on drug use, which is rife in the country.

After coming to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban vowed to crack down on widespread drug addiction in the country.

The militant group has been conducting raids in Kabul to find and detain homeless men, often living under bridges, addicted to locally produced heroin and methamphetamine.

The Associated Press captured astonishing photos of one raid from earlier this week, where nearly 150 heroin addicts were rounded up, beaten, and forced into a rehab treatment center.

Heroin addicts in Kabul were rounded up by the Taliban and taken to a treatment center.

Drug users detained during a Taliban raid wait to be shaved after arriving at the drug treatment center. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

The Taliban arrested heroin addicts in Kabul and burned all of their belongings in a pile.

At least 150 men were taken to the district police station, where all their belongings were burned in a pile as they are forbidden from taking them to the treatment center. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

The addicts were stripped and had their heads and face shaved.

Drug users detained during a Taliban raid are shaved after arriving at the treatment center. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

A drug user detained during a Taliban raid has his face shaved.

A drug user detained during a Taliban raid is shaved. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

Patients wait to have medical checks as they arrive at the detoxification ward.

Drug users detained during a Taliban raid go through a medical check as they arrive to the detoxification ward. Felipe Dana/AP

The patients float around the halls like ghosts.

Drug users detained during a Taliban raid walk to a shower after arriving at the treatment center. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

Addicts in matching pajamas walk to the detoxification ward.

Drug users detained during a Taliban raid walk in line on their way to the detoxification ward of the Avicenna Medical Hospital for Drug Treatment. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

Drug users detained during a Taliban raid rest at the detoxification ward.

Drug users detained during a Taliban raid rest at the detoxification ward. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

Patients were taken to their rooms at the treatment center.

Drug users detained during a Taliban raid are taken to their room at the detoxification ward. Felipe Dana/AP Photo

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