Home | China | World | Business Bush Waives Afghanistan Narcotics Sanctions TUE, FEB 26, 2002     The Bush administration on Monday gave Afghanistan a waiver from sanctions for the production of illicit narcotics even though the country "failed demonstrably" in 2001 to cooperate in anti-narcotics efforts. Bush made the announcement in a brief statement in which he evaluated the performance of 23 countries involved in drug trafficking as producers, transit points or both. Of the 23 nations reviewed, all were found to be meeting international anti-narcotics standards except Afghanistan, Haiti and Myanmar. Bush granted Afghanistan and Haiti each a waiver from penalties for the interests of U.S. national security. But Myanmar will be kept on the list making it ineligible for U.S. aid due to its failure to stop production and trafficking of illegal drugs. The waiver for Afghanistan is part of U.S. effort to reward and support the Afghan interim government led by Hamid Karzai that took power after the Taliban were ousted in the U.S.-led anti-terror war in Afghanistan. Editor:Liu Hongji Source:Xinhua Recommend to your friend email:    China Central Television,All Rights Reserved