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Afghanistan |
Afghanistan to spray chemicals to curb poppy crop |
2006-12-18 |
![]() However, he made it clear that the government had rejected an aerial spray of poppy crops. “We however oppose aerial spray,” he said. Afghanistan this year produced 6,100 tons of opium - the raw ingredient for making heroin - which is enough for more than 90 percent of the world’s illegal drugs. Qaderi, along with interior minister Zarar Ahmad Muqbel, chaired a conference attended by the governors of 11 provinces where poppy cultivation is high. The conference was convened to discuss plans for poppy eradication in 2007. |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 Sorry 'bout the confusion, Anonymoose, I seem to have conflated two threads. That bit about the little brown Ghurkas is what I was referring to. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-12-18 13:41 |
#4 Those who were growing opium poppies were already on the other side, whether or not they wanted to be. Their hearts and minds were not ours to win or lose. A couple more statements like that, Anonymoose, and we'll start to suspect you of being an Englishman! ;-) |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-12-18 13:33 |
#3 Maybe if they grew food instead of drugs.... |
Posted by: Ebboth Ulimp5776 2006-12-18 12:49 |
#2 Maybe they should offer incentives to grow hoodia plants and chili peppers for capsaicin, the diabetes "cure". |
Posted by: Danielle 2006-12-18 11:55 |
#1 The flip side is , and has been argued on here before , that once you take away a peasants main and only income , then what do they do and how do we fill the vacuum left .. Invariably they will side with the persons opposed to the government' creating a bigger divide than what was already there .. Something the Talib know only too welll , and will exploit . Destroying the opium fields is not going to win hearts and minds unfortunatly |
Posted by: MacNails 2006-12-18 11:43 |