02982nam 2200493 a 450 991069838120332120071107124205.0(CKB)25434725400041(OCoLC)180864258(EXLCZ)992543472540004120071107d2007 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOpium and Afghanistan[electronic resource] reassessing U.S. counternarcotics strategy /John A. GlazeCarlisle, PA :Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,[2007]v, 18 pages digital, PDF fileCarlisle papers in security strategyTitle from title screen (viewed on Oct. 30, 2007)."October 2007."Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-18).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.Opium and Afghanistan :reassessing United States counternarcotics strategyReassessing U.S. counternarcotics strategyOpium tradeAfghanistanDrug trafficAfghanistanPreventionNarco-terrorismAfghanistanPreventionDrug controlAfghanistanAfghanistanPolitics and government2001-Opium tradeDrug trafficPrevention.Narco-terrorismPrevention.Drug controlGlaze John A1417836Army War College (U.S.).Strategic Studies Institute.GPOGPOBOOK9910698381203321Opium and Afghanistan3527453UNINA