{"product_id":"2940148397571","title":"OPIUM AND AFGHANISTAN: REASSESSING U.s. COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY","description":"Cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan have skyrocketed since the\u003cbr\u003eTaliban were toppled in 2001 such that Afghanistan now supplies 92 percent of the\u003cbr\u003eworld’s illicit opium. The expanding opium trade is threatening to destabilize the\u003cbr\u003eAfghan government and turn the conflict-ridden country back into a safe haven for\u003cbr\u003edrug traffickers and terrorists. This paper examines the nature of the opium problem\u003cbr\u003ein Afghanistan and analyzes the allied strategy to counter this growing crisis. In\u003cbr\u003eanalyzing the current counternarcotics strategy, it points out pitfalls including the\u003cbr\u003ecounterproductive aspects of opium eradication. Finally, changes to the strategy are\u003cbr\u003eproposed, which include increasing troop levels and eliminating national restrictions,\u003cbr\u003esubstantially increasing financial aid, deemphasizing opium eradication, focusing on\u003cbr\u003elong-term alternative livelihoods, aggressively pursuing drug kingpins and corrupt\u003cbr\u003egovernment officials, and exploring the possibility of Afghanistan’s entry to the licit\u003cbr\u003eopium market.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072647807216,"sku":"2940148397571","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148397571_p0.jpg?v=1763708724","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148397571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}