U.S. policies of drug eradication in Afghanistan have not only failed to end the opium trade, but they’ve also undermined the goals of the war on terror. By creating numerous perverse unintended consequences, the U.S. interdiction efforts have strengthened the Taliban insurgency and undercut the broader goals of the occupation.
The War on Drugs in Afghanistan
Another Failed Experiment in Interdiction
By Scott Burns, Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail R. Hall
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