1. Drugs in Afghanistan—A Forgotten Issue?
- Author:
- William Byrd and David Mansfield
- Publication Date:
- 05-2012
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- Opium will continue to be an important part of the Afghan landscape—with political and security as well as economic ramifications. The ongoing security transition (2011-2014) will be accompanied by greater risks to Afghanistan's polity, security and economy from the illicit drug industry—including through likely further increases in opium production.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Corruption, Crime, Terrorism, War on Drugs, and Narcotics Trafficking
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan