Weaning Afghans from a drug economy
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IN the preface to the 222-page The Opium Economy in Afghanistan: An International Problem publication by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), executive director Antonio Maria Costa poses a thought- provoking question. Is the opium poppy problem in Afghanistan insoluble? No, he stresses, if we all play our parts in the solution. And that’s exactly the thrust of the international community spearheaded by the UNODC and other international organisations. “Afghanistan’s drug economy can be dismantled if the Government, with the assistance of the international… Source : accessmylibrary.com |