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Opium

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First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 4 Documents

Hamid Karzai

Afghan senator sent 3,000 of his men to Taliban

An Afghan senator, who was once the governor of Helmand province, has claimed that he encouraged 3,000 of his followers to join the ranks of Taliban after he was sacked from his job under pressure from British officials.Sher Mohammad Akhundzada, former ... [Hindustan Times - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Taliban, Sher Mohammad Akhundzada, Opium, Hamid Karzai

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Hillary Clinton

Afghan election needs to yield `results': Clinton

KABUL: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that the international community will support the embattled Afghan government, but expects it to build up the country's defense forces, boost security and improve the lives of its impoverished ... [Jang Group - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Vision for victory -- Part I

The first of two parts.The news from Afghanistan all year has been dispiriting, and the last few weeks have been especially tough in terms of the violence. Yet most foreign and Afghan officials and officers who I encountered on a recent weeklong visit ... [Washington Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, Opium, Kandahar

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Kalyani Steels Ltd.

Karzai says Afghan forces will take over security within five years

Kabul, Nov. 20 : Afghan President Hamid Karzai has set a five-year time frame for Afghan forces to take over from international troops."We are determined that by the next five years, the Afghan forces are capable of taking the lead in ensuring security ... [Topnews.in - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Shantivijay Jewels Ltd, Kalyani Steels Ltd., Astra Microwave Products Limited, TTK Prestige Limited

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Opium dens of 1889 San Francisco in photos

Jeff sends us these 1889 opium den photos, noting, "Unlike some guerrilla photogs of the era who would barge into dens with their new-fangled flash tech, snap a shot, and flee, these shots were taken by someone who had clearly established a connection ... [Boing Boing - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Opium, San Francisco (United States), Guerrilla, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Myanmar exposes 199 drug-related cases in October

The Myanmar authorities exposed 199 drug-related cases, punishing 274 people including 63 women, in October this year, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control Thursday.During the month, the authorities seized 62.84 kilograms (kg) opium, ... [Individual.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Ephedrine, Central Committee

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Corruption Combating Corruption

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to be sworn into office for a second term in a country whose destiny is open to all possibilities, amid a Western confusion that is reflected in contradictory choices, the sweetest of which is better, and amid a clear ... [Dar Al Hayat - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Corruption, Iran, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Opium den photos (Unrepentant Old Hippie)

Completely coincidental to my recentÂ obsession with painkilling techniques, surfing around this morning I found this incredibly cool website with period photos of late 19th/early 20th century opium dens.Â The Opium Museum is devoted to photography ... [Progressive Bloggers - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Opium, anodyne, 20th century

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Karzai's Cronies

Ahmed Wali Karzai: Rumors are swirling about the president's younger half-brother and his mafia-like grip on Kandahar and involvement in the opium trade. He is also accused of fabricating ballots through the use of ghost polling stations, which never ... [Foreign Policy Magazine - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Kandahar, Ahmed Wali Karzai

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Afghan corruption greases Taliban's rise

KABUL - -- Afghans have a name for the huge, gaudy mansions that have sprung up in Kabul's wealthy Sher Pur neighborhood since 2001. They call them 'poppy palaces.'The cost of building one of these homes, adorned with sweeping terraces and ornate columns, ... [Chicago Tribune - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Corruption, Taliban, Kabul, Hamid Karzai, Bribery

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Now gold to fight terror!

LONDON (Commodity Online): As the world is wondering why gold prices are soaring so fast, another important factor has come to light to boost the gold prices further. Gold is now helpful in fighting terror also.According to a report published in Times ... [CommodityOnline - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Taliban, Paul Newton, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

FACTBOX: Key facts and figures for Afghanistan

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, battling to rebuild a tarnished reputation, was sworn into office for a second term on Thursday as he faces renewed criticism from Washington over corruption.Karzai's inauguration took place against the backdrop ... [Reuters - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, Taliban Insurgency, Hamid Karzai, Opium

Quotes

...International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI), Afghanistan slipped to 179th place from 176th place, only next to Somalia in east Africa. "Examples of corruption range from public posts for sale and justice for a price to daily bribing for basic services" the organization said of Afghanistan. All this and the opium trade relating to corruption make CPI slip drastically in the country

New Afghan government facing multiple tests [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]

...is the country worst affected by 's heroin, with 2.5 million addicted to drugs and 80 addicts dying every day. In , Mr. Holbrooke met "s Foreign Minister to discuss more assistance in , including the transit of U S military supplies via . Earlier Mr. Ivanov called for linking the granting of transport corridors to NATO forces to the alliance's commitment to combat drug production in . Holbrooke has in U S policy away from cracking down on opium production, based on the view that fighting the drug trade only plays into the insurgents" hands. But the text I've bolded above tells you why the ns would see the issue differently

Russia Upset With Holbrooke Over Afghan Drug Policy [The New Republic Online - 11/19/2009]

...problem of drug production in Afghanistan, said Russia's anti-narcotics chief after talks with U S Special Envoy for AfPak Richard Holbrooke. "My meeting with Holbrooke unfortunately confirmed our fears that they are not prepared to destroy the production of drugs in Afghanistan" Viktor Ivanov, head of the Federal Narcotics Control Service, told Russian journalists on Tuesday, hours after Mr...

Russia Upset With Holbrooke Over Afghan Drug Policy [The New Republic - The Plank Feed - 11/18/2009]

The Bertelsmann Foundation, one of the sources for the conclusions of Transparency International, said: "Corruption is endemic to all state functions (police, judiciary) and is seen as a usual form of business transaction; even ministers were involved in land grabs. Corruption is additionally interlinked with the opium business. Thus, bribery is invested on a massive scale to undermine efforts against the drug economy."

On the take [BBC - 11/18/2009]

More Content

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Afghan senator sent 3,000 of his men to Taliban [Hindustan Times - 2 hours ago]
American jihad in Pakistan [Online Journal - 8 hours ago]
Ex-Afghan governor admits to helping Taliban [Indian Express - 9 hours ago]
Sacked Afghan governor admits sending 3,000 fol... [Sify - 13 hours ago]
Afghan corruption greases Taliban's rise [Chicago Tribune - 14 hours ago]
Not angry enough [Asian Age - 15 hours ago]
Afghan governor sent 3,000 men over to Taliban [Telegraph - 23 hours ago]
Trying KSM [The National Interest - 23 hours ago]
Afghan governor turned 3000 men over to Taliban [Telegraph - 11/20/2009]
Karzai vows to take control of Afghan security ... [Irish Independent - 11/20/2009]
Finding decent cabinet is Karzai's big challenge [Telegraph - 11/20/2009]
President Karzai’s brother calls drug trafficki... [Russia Today - 11/20/2009]
Karzai under pressure [iafrica.com - 11/20/2009]
Karzai says Afghan forces will take over securi... [Topnews.in - 11/20/2009]
Karzai begins his new presidential term in the ... [Daily Maverick - 11/20/2009]
Karzai under pressure to deliver on promises [Khaleej Times - 11/20/2009]
Karzai vows corruption crackdown [CNEWS - 11/20/2009]
Vision for Victory in Afghanistan - Part I [Brookings Institution - 11/20/2009]
All Crimes Have an Element of Hate [Student Operated Press - 11/20/2009]
Karzai's Cronies [Foreign Policy Magazine - 11/20/2009]
Karzai's inauguration and Obama's demand for ac... [Christian Science Monitor - 11/20/2009]
Obama Should Give This Speech [Mother Jones - 11/19/2009]
Win hearts and minds in Afghanistan to win the war [Times Online - 11/19/2009]
Karzai inauguration: Views from Afghanistan - B... [New Straits Times - 11/19/2009]
The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give [Mother Jones - 11/19/2009]
Karzai Sworn in for Second Term as Afghan Presi... [GlobalSecurity.org - 11/19/2009]
Karzai: Afghan forces to take over within five ... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]
Hope in Palestine [The National Interest - 11/19/2009]
Hamid Karzai: Afghan forces to take over from f... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]
Corruption Combating Corruption [Dar Al Hayat - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Tom Engelhardt: The Afghan Speech Obama Should ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/20/2009] Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com. Sure, the quote in the over-title is only my fantasy. No one in Washington -- no less President Obama -- ever said, ...
Any Afghan 'Surge' a Snare and a Delusion [Daily Kos - 11/19/2009] Given the record of Goldman Sachs (as detailed in McClatchy's five-part series), AIG, Halliburton and other supposedly upright U.S. corporations, it's a tad arrogant ...
Opium den photos (Unrepentant Old Hippie) [Progressive Bloggers - 11/19/2009] Completely coincidental to my recentÂ obsession with painkilling techniques, surfing around this morning I found this incredibly cool website with period photos ...
Mike Gray: Let's Eliminate Welfare for Terrorists [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/19/2009] Of all the factors on the table in the current Afghan strategic review, the war on drugs and its unintended consequences should be front and center. Our ...
Opium dens of 1889 San Francisco in photos [Boing Boing - 11/19/2009] Jeff sends us these 1889 opium den photos, noting, "Unlike some guerrilla photogs of the era who would barge into dens with their new-fangled flash tech, snap ...

Audio/Video

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Max Keiser on dollar: Buffet's toilet paper opi... [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/13/2009]
Attacking The Drug Trade in Afghanistan [3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - 09/29/2009]
Afghan opium crop down, prices fall [Reuters Video: Top News - 09/02/2009]

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