Efforts to Curb Afghanistan Helmand Opium Show Promise
Region: AfghanistanPoppy cultivation in Helmand province, Afghanistan’s opium capital, fell by more than 30 per cent this year - but what will next year bring? By Aziz Ahmad Tassal in Helmand (ARR No. 339, 01-Oct-09) As the autum... more
Views: 1708End of Taliban Captured No Go Areas in Hangu
Region: PakistanKohat police has arrested 105 suspects including 45 proclaimed offenders, large cache of arms and narcotics was recovered from their possession. According to District Police Officer Mr. Dilawar Khan Bangash during last fif... more
Views: 1829Suicide Attack Kills 5 in Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanA suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan killed five policemen and wounded four. In Helmand, part of southern Afghanistan, a man strapped explosives to his body, approached the police anti-drug patrol group, and deton... more
Views: 1293When we were orphans
Region: China
“When we were orphans” is a book that oozes gloom and depression like many others by Kasuo Ishigro. The book, which is set in the third decade of the twentieth century hops between Shanghai and London. And... more
Views: 2612Cops and Robbers in Tajikistan
Region: Tajikistan
Showdown with alleged drug gang revives memories of civil war, but does not herald renewed violence. By Lola Olimova in Dushanbe This was no ordinary arrest – the police officers sent in to capture Suhrob Langari... more
Views: 1582Helmand Gripped by Opium Harvest
Region: Afghanistan
By Matiullah Minapal and Aziz Ahmad Tassal in Helmand (ARR No. 288, 09-Apr-08) The distinctive red, white, and pink poppy flowers have all but gone from the fields in Helmand province, leaving in their place the bare pods... more
Views: 1600NYTimes a Mouthpiece Advocating Disasterous Afghan Narco Policy
Region: AfghanistanThis week's NYTimes Sunday Magazine had a silly/destructive article titled “Is Afghanistan a Narco State?” Quick answer: obviously yes. It was written by Thomas Schweich, a professor at Wash U and a... more
Views: 1269Each Bowl of 'Wheaties' Equals A Crushing Attack To The Taliban
Region: AfghanistanIn the county of Afghanistan, it has been noted that the Taliban has taken over control of areas that have high concentration of poppy plants. The poppies are processed into opium, an illegal substance. The United Nations ... more
Views: 1055Another Record Opium Harvest Likely
Region: Afghanistan
Farmers say they are growing more poppy this year, despite government claims to the contrary. Mohammad Hasan Hamkar, for IWPR in Helmand In Helmand’s Marji district, farmers are busy sowing their annual poppy cro... more
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