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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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Results for counter-narcotics progams
1 results foundAuthor: Dufour, Charlotte Title: Strategies to Counter Opiate Production in Afghanistan: Are We On the Right Track? Summary: Almost ten years after the international community’s military intervention and the fall of the Taliban regime, the question of the production of opium in Afghanistan is, more than ever, of central concern to actors and the international community in particular. During the past decade, there has been a succession of policies and programmes aiming to reduce drug production either through eradication, repression or via the implementation of alternative agricultural or rural development activities. What results have these produced? What lessons can be drawn from them? In order to answer these questions, this study analyses the different activities which have been implemented in the last decade as part of the National Drug Control Strategy (NDCS) – by highlighting their strengths and weaknesses and the constraints involved in implementing them – and makes some strategic and operational recommendations to contribute to the debate about policies and programmes. Due to the scale of the subject (the wide variety of activities and large number of actors with very different approaches), the decision was made to analyse in detail a selection of development programmes directly or indirectly related to the fight against opiates, and to give only a general overview of the achievements and key issues of the other pillars of the NDCS. The study is based on detailed analysis of existing literature and on interviews with representatives of Afghan ministries, international governments, United Nations agencies and researchers who work on counter-narcotics activities. Details: Plaisians, France: Groupe URD, 2010. 93p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 3, 2011 at: http://www.urd.org/IMG/pdf/Strategies_to_counter_opiate_in_Afghanistan.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Afghanistan URL: http://www.urd.org/IMG/pdf/Strategies_to_counter_opiate_in_Afghanistan.pdf Shelf Number: 120688 Keywords: Counter-Narcotics ProgamsDrug Control PoliciesDrug Policy (Afghanistan)Opium Abuse |