The Senlis Council organised a high-level policy seminar on The Opium Production Challenge in Afghanistan: Current Responses and New Strategies, which took place on Wednesday 20 July, 2005, at the House of Commons in London.

The seminar, which was chaired by Chris Mullin MP, brought together British policy makers and senior officials responsible for UK reconstruction policies in Afghanistan, with representatives from UK-based policy centres, European and international organisations, and academics engaged in research work on Afghanistan. In the context of the UK's leading role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and its significant contribution to counter-narcotics activities in the country, the meeting addressed the multiple dimensions of drug policy in Afghanistan with reference to key issues such as eradication strategies, alternative livelihood practices, and the rule of law.

London seminar executive summary (html)

London seminar executive summary (pdf)

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