cover image: Opium and Afghanistan reassessing U.S. counternarcotics strategy

Opium and Afghanistan reassessing U.S. counternarcotics strategy

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 30, 2007). "October 2007." Background -- Afghanistan's opium economy -- Problems with Afghanistan's opium economy -- Renewed Taliban/insurgency -- Current counternarcotics strategy -- Problems with current counternarcotics strategy -- Recommendations -- Conclusion. Cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan has skyrocketed since the Taliban were toppled in 2001such that Afghanistan now supplies 92 percent of the world's illicit opium. The expanding opium trade is threatening to destabilize the Afghan government and turn the conflict-ridden country back into a safe haven for drug traffickers and terrorists. This paper examines the nature of the opium problem in Afghanistan and analyzes the allied strategy to counter this growing crisis. In analyzing the current counternarcotics strategy, it points out pitfalls including the counterproductive aspects of opium eradication. Finally, changes to the strategy are proposed, which include increasing troop levels and eliminating national restrictions, substantially increasing financial aid, deemphasizing opium eradication, focusing on long-term alternative livelihoods, aggressively pursuing drug kingpins and corrupt government officials, and exploring the possibility of Afghanistan's entry to the licit opium market. Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-18).
afghanistan--politics and government--2001 narco-terrorism--afghanistan--prevention drug traffic--afghanistan--prevention opium trade--afghanistan drug control--afghanistan

Authors

Glaze, John A. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007128712

Date published
[2007]
Dates
2001-
Format
Language material Electronic resource Computer Online resource
Pages
v, 18 pages
Place Discussed
Afghanistan
Provider
United States Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Published in
Afghanistan
Reference
LC call number: HV5840.A23; (OCoLC)180864258; 0307-A-48 (online); D 101.146/10:OP 3
Rights
Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. For more information please see http://www.gpo.gov/help/index.html#public_domain_copyright_notice.htm
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/bc6506fc6dbd5c7a882ac8dd6605ccdb