OTTAWA, June 27 /CNW Telbec/ – Two leading experts on the narcotics economy of Afghanistan will be in Ottawa on June 28 for a public dialogue aimed at promoting understanding of the challenges posed by the illicit cultivation of poppy and its impact on the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan.
Lucy van Oldenbarneveld of CBC News at Six will moderate the dialogue, which is organized by Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the International Development Research Centre. For more information, visit: http://www.idrc.ca/events-opium
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