Afghanistan's New Jihad Targets Poppy Production. Scott Baldauf.
by Baldauf, Scott; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 75Health. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Afghanistan -- Economic conditions | Afghanistan -- Politics and government | Drug traffic -- Afghanistan | Opium poppy growers | Opium trade -- Afghanistan | Political corruption -- AfghanistanDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Last year at this time [May 2004], the southeastern Afghan province of Nangrahar was covered with pink and white poppies, producing a quarter of the nation's opium crop. This year [2005], after President Hamid Karzai announced a jihad or holy war against drugs, Nangrahar is almost 80 percent free of poppies." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article describes the international efforts underway in Afghanistan to control the country's pervasive drug trade.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
High School - old - to delete | REF SIRS 2006 Health Article 75 (Browse shelf) | Available |
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
Originally Published: Afghanistan's New Jihad Targets Poppy Production, May 16, 2005; pp. n.p..
"Last year at this time [May 2004], the southeastern Afghan province of Nangrahar was covered with pink and white poppies, producing a quarter of the nation's opium crop. This year [2005], after President Hamid Karzai announced a jihad or holy war against drugs, Nangrahar is almost 80 percent free of poppies." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article describes the international efforts underway in Afghanistan to control the country's pervasive drug trade.
Records created from non-MARC resource.
There are no comments for this item.