U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy for Afghanistan
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Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Drug traffic |
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Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Drug traffic |
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Author | : John A. Glaze |
Publisher | : Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Philip A. Berry |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2019-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1474421091 |
Through interviews with key policy practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic, this study reveals the complex picture of counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan. It highlights the key points of cooperation and contention, and details the often contradictory and competitive objectives of the overall war effort in Afghanistan. Western counter-narcotics policies in Afghanistan failed dismally after opium poppy cultivation surged to unprecedented levels. The Anglo-American partnership at the centre of this battleground was divided by competing and opposing views of how to address the opium problem, which troubled the well-established Anglo-American relationship.
Author | : Christopher M. Blanchard |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2009-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1437919227 |
gov¿t., the U.S., and their partners, Afghanistan remains the source of over 90% of the world¿s illicit opium. Since 2001, efforts to provide viable economic alternatives to poppy cultivation and to disrupt drug trafficking and related corruption have succeeded in some areas. This report provides current statistical information, profiles the narcotics trade¿s participants, explores linkages between narcotics, insecurity, and corruption, and reviews U.S. and international policy responses since late 2001. It also considers ongoing policy debates regarding the counternarcotics role of coalition military forces, poppy eradication, alternative livelihoods, and funding issues for Congress. Tables and maps.
Author | : John A. Glaze |
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Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2007-10-31 |
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ISBN | : 9781463533366 |
Cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan have skyrocketed since the Taliban were toppled in 2001 such 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
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Drug traffic |
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Author | : John F. Kerry |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2010-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1437923755 |
The Obama admin. is crafting a new strategy in Afghanistan, and we are seeing the first effects of the increases in military and civilian resources. One of the emerging changes is on counter-narcotics policy. In the past, our emphasis was on eradication. Today, we are focused for the first time on breaking the link between the narcotics trade and the Taliban and other militant groups. The admin. and our military commanders have made targeting major drug traffickers who help finance the Taliban a priority for U.S. troops. This report represents the findings of research conducted by the comm. staff in Afghanistan, the U.A.E. and the U.S. It describes the implementation of the new counter-narcotics strategy and offers recommendations.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Caucus on International Narcotics Control |
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Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Drug control |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations |
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Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : U.s. Government Accountability Office |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2017-08-10 |
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ISBN | : 9781974438259 |
The illicit drug trade remains a challenge to the overall U.S. counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan. Afghanistan produces over 90 percent of the worlds opium, which competes with the countrys licit agriculture industry, provides funds to insurgents, and fuels corruption in Afghanistan. Since 2005, the United States has allotted over $2 billion to stem the production, consumption, and trafficking of illicit drugs while building the Afghan governments capacity to conduct counternarcotics activities on its own.In this report, GAO (1) examines how the U.S. counternarcotics strategy in Afghanistan has changed; (2) assesses progress made and challenges faced within the elimination/eradication, interdiction, justice reform, public information, and drug demand reduction program areas; and (3) assesses U.S. agencies monitoring and evaluation efforts. To address these objectives, GAO obtained pertinent program documents and interviewed relevant U.S. and Afghan officials. GAO has prepared this report under the Comptroller Generals authority to conduct evaluations on his own initiative.