This UN/World Bank report offers a comprehensive overview of Afghanistan's drug industry, from poppy production to global drug trafficking. It discusses how corruption has stymied efforts to combat opium production.
Published November 28, 2006
This UN/World Bank report offers a comprehensive overview of Afghanistan's drug industry, from poppy production to global drug trafficking. It discusses how corruption has stymied efforts to combat opium production.
What is the effect of U.S. domestic political gridlock on international relations?
The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces
Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
The Afghan president is isolated and distrusted, and even if he is re-elected this month, that's not likely to change.
New studies show the war on drugs is being lost in Afghanistan, and some policy experts think licensing the country for morphine production...
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has released its assessment of Afghanistan's opium cultivation (PDF).
Transcript of an interview by Radio Free Europe with Mark Norton, first secretary for counternarcotics at the British Embassy in Afghanistan,...