Will They, Won’t They?
Will They, Won’t They?
What do we actually know about the coming opium poppy season and what both farmers and the Taliban will do?
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Alison Hall
- Sep 27
- 1 min
Using Earth Observation and Geospatial data to plan, monitor and measure water resources
Today around 4,500 children die from water related diseases every day and millions of people don't have access to clean water. Water is...
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Alison Hall
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Afghanistan earthquake map
Map showing impact of June 2022 earthquake in Afghanistan and location of houses affected.
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David Mansfield
- Jun 10
- 5 min
Will the Taliban's efforts to control drugs succeed?
Will the Taliban's efforts to control drugs succeed?
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Alison Hall
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Holding Water to Ransom
How the Kamal Khan Dam is causing violence and conflict between Iran and Afghanistan In 1974 construction of a new hydroelectric dam...
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Alison Hall
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Can satellite imagery and geospatial analysis help UN efforts to keep the peace?
“Data and technology – including geospatial technology and satellite imagery – clearly have the potential to improve global peacebuilding...
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David Mansfield
- Apr 4
- 3 min
"We inform all farmers that poppy cultivation isn’t allowed after today"
“We inform all farmers…that, poppy cultivation isn’t allowed after today. If anyone cultivates poppy, their land will be eradicated & the...
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Richard Brittan
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Esri High Impact Award Winner
I am delighted to share the news that Alcis has received an Esri High Impact Award in recognition of the ‘innovation and excellence’...
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David Mansfield
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Banning ephedra and bolstering the rural economy of Afghanistan
The economic crisis is wreaking havoc on the Afghan population. Since the Taliban takeover, the Afghani has depreciated by a third, the...
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Richard Brittan
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Mind the gap. Taliban interrupt Pakistan's final phase of fence construction to maintain key gap.
Since the Taliban take over in August last year, there has been increasing rhetoric on both sides around the highly contentious fence the...
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David Mansfield
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
Drugs and Departures: coping with the economic collapse in Afghanistan
The cost of the economic crisis in Afghanistan will be borne far beyond the country’s borders. The Afghan population is suffering from...
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David Mansfield
- Oct 15, 2021
- 7 min
So Wrong for So Long
So Wrong for So Long: Estimating Insurgency Funding in Afghanistan and the Political Economy of Reporting
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David Mansfield
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
People smuggling is booming in Afghanistan
The numbers of migrants departing Zaranj in Nimroz for Pakistan en route to Iran has increased exponentially. Reports indicate most are...
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Alison Hall
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
How Alcis Research Team Unveiled the Scale of Afghanistan’s Undeclared Economy
‘Geospatial’ is not about surveyors but users, not about imagery but integration, not about data but knowledge. And geospatial knowledge...
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Alison Hall
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Taliban finances swelled by proceeds of Afghanistan's shadow economy
Media coverage is growing about how border checks, informal taxation and control over the flow of trade supported the Taliban's recent...
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Richard Brittan
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Follow the Money – Understanding the local economy in war zones
Border checks, informal taxation and control over the flow of trade played a significant role in the Taliban’s consolidation of power As...
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David Mansfield
- May 19, 2021
- 7 min
Managing Local Resources and Conflict - the undeclared economy
Value chain mapping and visualisation of the talc, fuel and transit trade in Afghanistan In the areas of Afghanistan where minerals and...
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Alison Hall
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Cross-Sector Geographic Information Management Partnership to support COVID-19
First-ever globally coordinated funding appeal for geospatial activities aims to support COVID-19 vaccine delivery "Rolling out a vaccine...
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David Mansfield
- Feb 18, 2021
- 9 min
Up to $100 Million Up in Smoke with Further Losses Downwind
Up to $100 Million Up in Smoke with Further Losses Downwind. The Economic Effects of the fire at Islam Qala
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David Mansfield, Alex Soderholm & Nick Thomson
- Nov 26, 2020
- 16 min
The New Dealer on the Block
Researching the Rise of Afghan Methamphetamine and its Penetration of International Markets The use of largescale quantitative surveys...
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