Alert icon
We're changing our privacy policy. This stuff matters.  Learn more  Dismiss

Afghan poppy - Gregor Salmon

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
469 views
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Jun 28, 2009

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast
The UN's World Drug Report for 2009 revealed that while the production of opium dropped worldwide by 19% in 2008, Afghanistan still produces 93% of the world's supply. Despite domestic and international eradication efforts, there are few signs that Afghanistan's dependence on opium is abating. One man who made it his business to find out about the opium trail set off in 2007 for Afghanistan without any contacts at all.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 0 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (1)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • Gregor's book is one of the finest accounts of the complexity of the opium industry in Afghanistan. He manages to capture the interplay between the growing, refinement and trafficking of opium/heroin and the negative effects that the opium industry has on development, governance, corruption and security.

    If you desire to know more about Afghanistan and why it is such a challenging foreign policy, development and security environment, then Poppy is a great account.

Loading...

0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more