Evolving terrain : opium poppy cultivation in Balkh and Badakhshan provinces in 2013 / Paul Fishstein ; editing Brandy Bauer ; layout Ahmad Sear Alamyar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: (Case study)Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), ©2014.Description: viii, 52 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HV5840. A23.
Contents:
Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Methodology—3. Opium cultivation in 2012-13—4. Balkh province—5. Badakhshan province—6. Summary and conclusions—7. Annexes.
Summary: Summary: “It is generally assumed that there will be significant increases in the level of opium poppy cultivation after the critical year 2014, when international military combat forces will withdraw and Afghanistan will select its next president. In 2012-13, at the national level, area cultivated increased for the third consecutive year, and total opium production rose significantly…”—(Page 1).

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“February 2014”.

“12 years of high-quality research”—cover page.

“AREU research for a better Afghanistan”—cover page.

“Includes bibliography”—(pages 48-49).

Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Methodology—3. Opium cultivation in 2012-13—4. Balkh province—5. Badakhshan province—6. Summary and conclusions—7. Annexes.

Summary: “It is generally assumed that there will be significant increases in the level of opium poppy cultivation after the critical year 2014, when international military combat forces will withdraw and Afghanistan will select its next president. In 2012-13, at the national level, area cultivated increased for the third consecutive year, and total opium production rose significantly…”—(Page 1).

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