03554nam 2200625Ia 450 991097204900332120251116221340.01-61209-816-9(CKB)2560000000070406(EBL)3018950(SSID)ssj0000466761(PQKBManifestationID)11288217(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466761(PQKBWorkID)10466142(PQKB)10591120(MiAaPQ)EBC3018950(Au-PeEL)EBL3018950(CaPaEBR)ebr10662756(OCoLC)699511061(BIP)25896685(EXLCZ)99256000000007040620100621d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfghanistan narcotics and U.S. policy /Christopher M. Blanchard1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishersc20091 online resource (76 p.)"Novinka."1-60692-918-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [49]-57) and index.Intro -- AFGHANISTAN:NARCOTICS AND U.S. POLICY -- AFGHANISTAN: NARCOTICS AND U.S. POLICY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- AFGHANISTAN'S OPIUM ECONOMY -- CURRENT PRODUCTION STATISTICS -- HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT -- Opium And Afghanistan's War Economy -- Taliban Era -- Post-Taliban Resurgence -- Actors in Afghanistan's Opium Economy -- Farmers -- Land Owners -- Traffickers -- NARCOTICS AND SECURITY -- NARCOTICS AND PROSPECTS FOR STATE FAILURE INAFGHANISTAN -- Anti-Government Elements and Popular Violence -- Corruption and Challenges to Afghan Democracy -- Opium Profits and Afghanistan's Economic Recovery -- NARCOTICS, INSURGENCY, AND TERRORISM -- Taliban and Al Qaeda Financiers -- CONSUMPTION MARKETS -- Trafficking to the United States -- Russia -- Western Europe -- REGIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS -- CENTRAL ASIA[57] -- Pakistan -- Iran -- THE INTERNATIONAL POLICY RESPONSE -- AFGHAN COUNTERNARCOTICS POLICIES,PROGRAMS, AND FORCES -- Bans, Prohibitions, and Policy Statements -- Institutions and Forces -- U.S. POLICY INITIATIVES: THE "FIVE-PILLAR" PLAN -- Public Information -- Judicial Reform -- Alternative Livelihood Development[75] -- Interdiction -- Eradication -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- BREAKING THE NARCOTICS-INSECURITY CYCLE -- BALANCING COUNTERTERRORISM ANDCOUNTERNARCOTICS -- DEFINING THE ROLE OF THE U.S. MILITARY -- REDEFINING ERADICATION -- AERIAL ERADICATION -- PENDING LEGISLATION AND COUNTERNARCOTICS FUNDING -- Counternarcotics Funding -- APPENDIX A -- CITED FIELD SURVEYS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.Describing the structure and development of the Afghan narcotics trade, this book provides statistical information, profiles the trade's various participants, explores alleged narco-terrorist linkages, and reviews US and international policy responses since late 2001.Opium tradeAfghanistanDrug trafficAfghanistanDrug controlAfghanistanDrug controlUnited StatesTerrorismUnited StatesPreventionOpium tradeDrug trafficDrug controlDrug controlTerrorismPrevention.363.4509581Blanchard Christopher M1100566MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972049003321Afghanistan4466711UNINA