PDF-Opium in Afghanistan: a reality check

12 O pium poses an existential threat to Afghanistan146s reconstruc tion it feeds a systemic corruption and undermines govern ance provides fresh funds to insurgents and criminal groups and. Short Form Afghanistan Term for Citizens Afghans Capital Kabul Major Cities Herat Hirat Jalalaba d Kandahar Qandahar Kondoz Kunduz and Mazare Sharif Independence Afghanistan recognizes its independen ce day as August 19 the date in 1919 when the cou Opium Survey 2013 AFGHANISTAN OPIUM SURVEY 2013 Islamic Republic of AfghanistanMinistry of Counter Narcotics Developing a Sustainable Future in Afghanistan. Prepared by: . The Afghanistan Alternative Development Committee. Chris . Paventy. , Lauren . Mellinger. , Greg Nelson, . Koh. Nakamura, . Pavitra. . Reality Check/Life Enhancement. What is Reality Check/Life Enhancement?. Reality Check and Life Enhancement Training was developed to . improve retention of CNA’s and other direct care workers. . What is Opium. Comes from collecting and later drying the milky juice that comes from the seed pods of the poppy plant.  . Opium has a very bitter taste and a distinct odor that is easily recognizable (if you know the odor you’re smelling).. Luke 16:1-13. The Reality Check. . Whom do I serve?. The Reality Check. . Whom do I serve?. Am I using my resources . for the Kingdom?. The Reality Check. . Whom do I serve?. Am I using my resources . Created By:. Zack . Zahrend. Definition. A bitter, yellowish-brown, strongly addictive narcotic drug prepared from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy and containing alkaloids such as . British Colonialism in China, . 1800-1900. (originally created by . Gordon . Grisé. and edited by Mike Farley). Opium in China – Video Overview (4 min). http. ://. www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/opium-in-china. Parker Radcliff. Names for Opium. Older Names from Ancient China: . Ah-Pen-Yen. Buddha. Chillum. Chinese Molasses. Chinese Tobacco. Fi-Do-Nie. Gee. Goric. Pen Yen. Pin Gon. Pin Yan. When-shee. Yen S hey Suey. While you’re waiting . . . l. ook . through the writer’s magazines on your chair for ideas to use with teachers and students.. www.ELAConnections.com. . . Cindy Blevins. CREEPY TALES. Watch this Power Point and learn how to . ‘FREE’ TRADE AND CHINA. In the years leading up to the Opium Wars, . foreign . trade was strictly controlled by the Chinese . using . the . “. Canton System.”. T. he . British ran a . three-country trade system: . Afghanistan:. An ethnically . mixed population . . a) Due to location . astride historic trade and invasion routes . of Central Asia. Yet Pashtuns . make up the largest ethnic group at 42%. An Islamic country. Dept.of. Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. OPIUM . Dried juice of poppy (papaver somniferum) . Cultvated only under licence. Upto 1 metre in length. Plant bears 5-8 capsules. Flowers white. Poppy seeds-khaskhas-white harmless demulsent used as food. John Mesko, Lisa Mesko, Sustainable Farming Association . LNC12-342. NCR-SARE’s Farmers Forum, 2015. New Farm Reality Check. TM. John Mesko, SFA Executive Director. john@sfa-mn.org. @johnmesko. @lisamesko.