Inden han blev anholdt af de afghanske myndigheder, drev Saleh Mohammad Kakar heroinlaboratorier i området Band-e-Timor i Kandaharprovinsen, som Taleban beskyttede.
Prior to his arrest by Afghan authorities, Saleh Mohammad Kakar operated heroin-processing laboratories in the Band-e-Timor area of Kandahar Province that were protected by the Taliban.