The Kabul Working Day on Drug Policy
30 June 2005, Khyber Conference Room, Ministry of Finance,
Kabul, Afghanistan
The Senlis Council organised The Kabul Working Day on Drug Policy, a high-level meeting which brought together senior Afghan officials, international representatives from donor countries, international agencies, and Non-Governmental Organisations present in Afghanistan. The seminar addressed the multiple dimensions of drug policy in Afghanistan with panel discussions, on issues ranging from problems of drug use; eradication strategies; alternative livelihood programmes; to questions related to security and the rule of law.
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Thursday, 30 June, 2005
 
 
09:00 - 9:15 Opening
Mr. Emmanuel Reinert,
Executive Director, The Senlis Council
9:15 - 10:30 Discussion I:
Drug Use Problems and Health Promotion Measures
Dr. Mohammad Zafar,
Head of the Demand Reduction Directorate, Ministry of Counter-Narcotics
Dr. M. Hassan Frotan,
National Manager of Essential Drugs, WHO
Dr. Osman Babury,
Professor of Pharmacology, Dean of Faculty of Pharmacology, Kabul University
Mr. David Spivack,
Research Fellow, British Institute of International Law and Comparative Law
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Discussion II:
Opium Production and Multiple Responses
Mr. Nasratullah Sepaahizadah,
Head of Relations Unit, Ministry of the Interior
Mr. Emmanuel Reinert,
Executive Director, The Senlis Council
Mr. Hans-Juergen Schmid,
Project for Alternative Livelihood, GTZ
Mr. Mohammad Aqa,
Programme Manager, DACAAR
12:00 - 13:30 Traditional Afghan Buffet Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 Discussion III:
Drug Policy, Security and the Rule of Law
Dr. Nazir Shahidi,
Deputy Minister of Economics
Dr. Omar Zakhilwal,
Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
Mr. Paul Fishstein,
Director, Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit
Mr. Michael Shaikh,
Analyst, International Crisis Group
15:30 - 16:00 Refreshments
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