“Between the Lion and the Man with the Stick”
As the next poppy season approaches, the Taliban possibly find themselves tackling both poppy farmers and drug traders at the same time.
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David Mansfield
Jul 2519 min
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 1817 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.
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David Mansfield
Dec 11, 202318 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
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David Mansfield
Nov 2, 20238 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...
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David Mansfield
Sep 29, 202324 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.
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David Mansfield
Sep 15, 20238 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, 202310 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, 202320 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...
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Alison Hall
Jan 30, 20232 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, 202217 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?
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Alison Hall
Sep 27, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20225 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, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20223 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, 20222 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, 20225 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, 20222 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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