Afghanistan: An Election Update
“During the 1990s, Afghanistan firmly established itself as the largest source of illicit opium and its derivative, heroin. In 2003, opium production in Afghanistan still accounted for more than three quarters of the world’s illicit opium production. In October 2003, UNODC and the Afghan government conducted a farmers’ intentions survey that revealed that almost 70% of the farmers interviewed in the opium growing regions of Afghanistan intended to increase poppy cultivation in 2004, while only 4% considered reducing it.”
UNODC World Drug Report 2004, volume 2, Statistics
http://www.unodc.org/pdf/WDR_2004/Chap3_opium.pdf
WORLD DRUG REPORT
2004 World Drug Report includes latest trends, analysis and statistics
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html
United Nations Drugs Office Publication on Afghanistan's Opium Economy Wins Award http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2004/unisnar854.html
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html
DRUGS http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/index.shtml#drugs
An Update on the Afghan Elections
(Then please scroll down for More Background)
RAWA statement on presidential elections in Afghanistan
Free Elections Under the Shadow of Guns and Terrorism?
http://rawa.fancymarketing.net/election_e.htm
Afghanistan: Women Under Attack for Asserting Rights
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1947&blz=1
Five people killed as explosion hits Afghan electoral vehicle http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1512&ncid=731&e=6&u=/afp/20041018/wl_afp/afghanistan_vote_attack
Afghan Candidate Claims Fraud in Elections
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4558567,00.html
UN must continue to play ‘its central and impartial’ role in helping the Afghan people consolidate peace and rebuild their country
Security Council resolution 1536 (2004)
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=16&Body=Afghanistan&Body1=
Ballot counting proceeds apace in Afghanistan – UN
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12250&Cr=Afghanistan&Cr1=
UN-Afghan electoral authority isolates some ballots as counting of votes begins http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12226&Cr=afghan&Cr1=
Security Council urges Afghans to tackle key post-election challenges
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12199&Cr=afghan&Cr1=
Annan urges lawful approach to Afghan poll dispute as experts named to probe
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12178&Cr=afghan&Cr1=
AFGHANISTAN’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NOT PERFECT,
BUT SETS STAGE FOR JOURNEY TOWARDS VIGOROUS DEMOCRACY, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD
Assistant Secretary-General Offers Preliminary Observations,
Says Afghans ‘Patience, Resilience and Determination’ Source of Optimism
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8216.doc.htm
DEMOCRACY FIRMLY TAKING ROOT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS AFGHAN PEOPLE IN MESSAGE FOLLOWING THEIR COUNTRY’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sgsm9531.doc.htm
PREPARATIONS FOR 9 OCTOBER AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS ON TRACK,
PEACEKEEPING UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8199.doc.htm
More Background
US-Imposed ‘Democracy” in Afghanistan: Loya Jirga Rubber-Stamps Autocratic Regime - Mike Head
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1338&blz=1
Afghanistan: The Constitutional Loya Jirga - Comments from the ICG and Amnesty
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1293&blz=1
Ad Hoc Afghanistan Tribunal Hearings Close; Additional Testimony from Leuren Moret http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1272&blz=1
Afghanistan: Constitution Fails Women, says Amnesty International
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1216&blz=1
AFGHANISTAN: The Nuclear Nightmare Begins, by Davey Garland
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=729&blz=1
“During the 1990s, Afghanistan firmly established itself as the largest source of illicit opium and its derivative, heroin. In 2003, opium production in Afghanistan still accounted for more than three quarters of the world’s illicit opium production. In October 2003, UNODC and the Afghan government conducted a farmers’ intentions survey that revealed that almost 70% of the farmers interviewed in the opium growing regions of Afghanistan intended to increase poppy cultivation in 2004, while only 4% considered reducing it.”
UNODC World Drug Report 2004, volume 2, Statistics
http://www.unodc.org/pdf/WDR_2004/Chap3_opium.pdf
WORLD DRUG REPORT
2004 World Drug Report includes latest trends, analysis and statistics
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html
United Nations Drugs Office Publication on Afghanistan's Opium Economy Wins Award http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2004/unisnar854.html
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html
DRUGS http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/index.shtml#drugs
An Update on the Afghan Elections
(Then please scroll down for More Background)
RAWA statement on presidential elections in Afghanistan
Free Elections Under the Shadow of Guns and Terrorism?
http://rawa.fancymarketing.net/election_e.htm
Afghanistan: Women Under Attack for Asserting Rights
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1947&blz=1
Five people killed as explosion hits Afghan electoral vehicle http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1512&ncid=731&e=6&u=/afp/20041018/wl_afp/afghanistan_vote_attack
Afghan Candidate Claims Fraud in Elections
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4558567,00.html
UN must continue to play ‘its central and impartial’ role in helping the Afghan people consolidate peace and rebuild their country
Security Council resolution 1536 (2004)
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=16&Body=Afghanistan&Body1=
Ballot counting proceeds apace in Afghanistan – UN
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12250&Cr=Afghanistan&Cr1=
UN-Afghan electoral authority isolates some ballots as counting of votes begins http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12226&Cr=afghan&Cr1=
Security Council urges Afghans to tackle key post-election challenges
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12199&Cr=afghan&Cr1=
Annan urges lawful approach to Afghan poll dispute as experts named to probe
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12178&Cr=afghan&Cr1=
AFGHANISTAN’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NOT PERFECT,
BUT SETS STAGE FOR JOURNEY TOWARDS VIGOROUS DEMOCRACY, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD
Assistant Secretary-General Offers Preliminary Observations,
Says Afghans ‘Patience, Resilience and Determination’ Source of Optimism
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8216.doc.htm
DEMOCRACY FIRMLY TAKING ROOT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS AFGHAN PEOPLE IN MESSAGE FOLLOWING THEIR COUNTRY’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sgsm9531.doc.htm
PREPARATIONS FOR 9 OCTOBER AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS ON TRACK,
PEACEKEEPING UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8199.doc.htm
More Background
US-Imposed ‘Democracy” in Afghanistan: Loya Jirga Rubber-Stamps Autocratic Regime - Mike Head
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1338&blz=1
Afghanistan: The Constitutional Loya Jirga - Comments from the ICG and Amnesty
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1293&blz=1
Ad Hoc Afghanistan Tribunal Hearings Close; Additional Testimony from Leuren Moret http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1272&blz=1
Afghanistan: Constitution Fails Women, says Amnesty International
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=1216&blz=1
AFGHANISTAN: The Nuclear Nightmare Begins, by Davey Garland
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=729&blz=1