NATO HQ 18 Jan. 2005 Windows Media Player

Fighting drugs in Afghanistan Video interview with Habibullah Qaderi, Afghan Minister for Anti-Narcotics Background NATO in Afghanistan Dr. Qaderi, Afghanistan's first-ever Anti-Narcotics Minister, talks about the fight against poppy cultivation and the drug trade in Afghanistan. He talks about the threat posed by drugs and assesses the counter-narcotics measures taken so far. He also talks about the next steps planned by the government and the long-term factors that will impact the struggle against the illicit industry. Interview Questions:   Some think that Afghanistan's long-term security will not be promoted without the significant engagement in the fight against the production and trade of narcotics. Would you agree? .wmv/396Kb Why do drugs pose such a threat to the stability and the security of Afghanistan? .wmv/592Kb How do you assess the steps undertaken to tackle this phenomenon so far? .wmv/1811Kb What are your immediate priorities in tackling the drug scourge? .wmv/515Kb What do you think are the long-term factors that will decide whether or not efforts to eradicate drug cultivation and trade will succeed? .wmv/865Kb How is the international community helping, and what kind of assistance would you like to see in the future? .wmv/440Kb Transcript of the interview - Audio version: .MP3/2745Kb