Editor’s Note

This issue focuses on Illicit Opium Poppy Cultivation and Production in 2019 and 2020 in Afghanistan.

SAM started to monitor the opium poppy cultivation and production in Afghanistan in 2020. Regular monitoring reports will be announced by SAM.

The ongoing geopolitical competition in Syria and the wider Middle East is creating an enabling environment for the Islamic State (IS) and other transnational jihadis

This report shares the findings for the first of an on-going series of public opinion polls to track changes in safety and security in Afghanistan.

This report shares the findings for the first of an ongoing series of public opinion polls to track changes in quality of life in Syria.

A Semi-Autonomous Kurdish State in Syria is being Established