Sowing the Seeds of Division in Badakhshan?
Sowing the Seeds of Division in Badakhshan? A second consecutive year of a poppy ban in Afghanistan, but at what price?
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David Mansfield
- Apr 18
- 17 min
“Gold Never Gets Old”: Opium stores are critical to understanding the effects of the current Taliban drug ban (i)
It is misleading to compare the effects of the current drug ban in Afghanistan with the previous Taliban prohibition in 2001.
1,458 views
David Mansfield
- Dec 11, 2023
- 18 min
An Industry and a Population Under Stress: Methamphetamine Production Under Taliban Rule
An Industry and a Population Under Stress: Methamphetamine Production Under Taliban Rule
1,611 views
David Mansfield
- Nov 2, 2023
- 8 min
Uncharted Territory: Does the Taliban’s new edict signal a crackdown on the drugs trade is looming?
The 2023/24 poppy season is already upon us, and most indicators including market prices suggest that the Taliban regime is going to...
1,690 views
David Mansfield
- Sep 29, 2023
- 24 min
Whistling in the Wind: The Inevitable Return of Poppy Cultivation to Afghanistan
High-resolution satellite imagery analysis reveals that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan in 2023 is down 85% compared to 2022.
2,007 views
David Mansfield
- Sep 15, 2023
- 8 min
This is not the ephedra you are looking for
I’ve had a lot of emails following UNODC’s recent report on methamphetamine in Afghanistan. Most are sceptical of the findings...
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David Mansfield
- Aug 8, 2023
- 10 min
The Policy Dilemma in Afghanistan: There are no good options in response to the Taliban’s Opium Ban
The Policy Dilemma in Afghanistan: There are no good options in response to the Taliban’s Opium Ban.
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David Mansfield
- Jun 6, 2023
- 20 min
Truly Unprecedented: The Taliban Drugs Ban v2.0.
With the Taliban having exceeded expectations and reduced poppy cultivation to levels not seen since 2001, there is now a real need to...
19,547 views
Alison Hall
- Jan 30, 2023
- 2 min
Alcis recognised as a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company in 2023
For the second year in a row, we are delighted to be awarded a place on this prestigious list of companies - for our use of geospatial...
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David Mansfield
- Oct 31, 2022
- 17 min
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?
2,594 views
Alison Hall
- Sep 27, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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...
591 views
Richard Brittan
- Mar 22, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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...
1,229 views
Richard Brittan
- Jan 6, 2022
- 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...
405 views
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...
1,299 views
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