Efforts to Curb Afghanistan Helmand Opium Show Promise

IWPR a month ago Region: Afghanistan

Poppy 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

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End of Taliban Captured No Go Areas in Hangu

Abdur Raziq 4 months ago Region: Pakistan

Kohat 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

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Suicide Attack Kills 5 in Afghanistan

Public View 7 months ago Region: Afghanistan

A 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

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When we were orphans

Shantanud a year ago 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

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Cops and Robbers in Tajikistan

IWPR a year ago 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

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Helmand Gripped by Opium Harvest

IWPR a year ago 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

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Forests cleared for poppy plants

Al Jeratso 2 years ago

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NYTimes a Mouthpiece Advocating Disasterous Afghan Narco Policy

Walther a year ago Region: Afghanistan

This 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

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Each Bowl of 'Wheaties' Equals A Crushing Attack To The Taliban

Can Tran a year ago Region: Afghanistan

In 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

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Another Record Opium Harvest Likely

IWPR a year ago 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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