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It is not only the biggest threat with severe implications for social sector and good governance in both the countries but also to. The drug trade is a crucial part of afghanistans economy. Drug trafficking and the 2014 transition description this report describes key u. Follis was tasked with leading the fight against drug trafficking in afghanistan in the years after 911. The drug problem in afghanistan is growing, and it threatens to undermine the us war effort of building a stable country there, top pentagon officials say in some of the sharpest warnings they. Further information can be found in the yearly world drug report. Heroin is the most abused opiate worldwide, with 12 million users consuming an estimated 375 tons of pure heroin per year equal to 2,800 tons of opium. Drug trafficking in afghanistan the new york times. Drug trafficking, like terrorism, is a devastating fallout for pakistan of the conflict in afghanistan. Though the afghan drug economy peaked in 2007 and 2008, cultivation. The nature of the threats and security discourses are often changing, and dynamic security pattern has disappeared from the state security and military designs. As explained by ahmed rashid, author of the books taliban and descent into chaos, in 1999, pakistan became virtually drugfree, as opium production shifted to afghanistan, now under the taliban regime.

Afghanistan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labour and sextrafficking. The governments of afghanistan, pakistan, and iran are corrupted, drugs are passing borders in large quantity, the taliban are using the drugs as a main effort to finance their operations. Panelists talked about opium production in afghanistan, the relation of drug trafficking to narcoterrorism, the development of programs to defeat trafficking, the role of u. Sky news alex crawford gained exclusive access to a drug production plant in afghanistan and the traffickers who are helping to supply the herion on britains streets. There have also been allegations of us and european involvement in afghanistans drug trafficking with links to taliban. To battle drugtraffickers, argentina takes a risk and uses military growing imports and exports of cocaine have increased violence and drug abuse. The revenues from the drug trade permeate all factions involved in the conflict. The cia continues trafficking drugs from afghanistan. To fully dismantle drug trafficking organizations, the governments of afghanistan and myanmar should target the highest levels of organizations and all. In 2012, transparency international ranked afghanistan 174 out of 176 countries in its corruption perceptions index. Afghanistans opium production is through the roofwhy. Its about drugs, says the former drug enforcement agency dea attache to afghanistan. Afghanistan struggles to fight daunting opium war al. Afghanistans poppy fields now supply more than 90 percent of the worlds heroin, and authorities appear to be unable or, some suggest, unwilling to stop those behind the multibillion dollar trafficking industry.

A nontraditional security threat 102 issra papers 2015 interest. Although he was born in january, his nickname refers to the month of. Drug trafficking and the 2014 transition congressional research service 3 drugs in afghanistan. And there is very little the united states or other countries can do about the opiate production in afghanistan. Taliban control of heroin drug production trafficking in. Trafficking in human beings is a global problem, with an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people trafficked across international borders each year and an untold many trafficked within their own countries. Penetrating every stage of afghan opium chain, taliban. Half way through the book, the factoids and the story line gets repetitive. To battle drugtraffickers, argentina takes a risk and. The book is very detailed and the investigating writing is heavily documented. Since 2001, afghanistan has become synonymous with the term narcostate and the associated spread of crime and illegality.

International drug trafficking and terrorism asa hutchinson, dea administrator testimony before the senate judiciary committee subcommittee on technology, terrorism, and government information. Drug trafficking and its effects in united states crest. Helmand, home to an estimated 80% of afghanistans opium poppies, is a big drug factory, a western official told afp earlier this year. A drug warriors inside look at the war on afghanistans heroin trade a dea veteran recounts fighting the taliban and the cia while trying to bring down afghan drug kingpins. Drug trafficking, a longstanding feature of afghanistans posttaliban political economy, is linked to corruption and insecurity, and provides a source of illicit finance for nonstate armed groups, says a new report from the congressional research service. Geographical realities, along with the close cultural and economic ties across borders in local areas, have created a situation in which afghanistan neighbors beset by drug trafficking on all. Drug trafficking united nations office on drugs and crime. Cultivation of the narcotic hit record highs last year, according to u. The book starts off as a real thriller by indulging into the drug trafficking that has been occurring out of afghanistan since the 1970s. Afghanistan continues to be the worlds largest producer of opium. Unfortunately, afghanistan is confronted with a significant trafficking problem, which is deeply intertwined with the countrys other problems as it emerges from decades of. The transnational threat of afghan opium, unodc shows the devastating consequences that the 900 tons of opium and 375 tons of heroin that are trafficked from afghanistan every year have on the health and security of countries along the balkan and eurasian drug routes, of countries in europe, of china, india and. This cocaine has its origin from colombia and mexico.

Pakistan, afghanistan work together to fight drug trafficking february 07, 2015 file an afghan man prepares to set narcotics on fire on the outskirts of kabul, oct. The region is home to what many have labelled africas. Afghanistan accounts for more than 90 percent of the worlds opium supply, and. In 1980, there were only 50,000 drug users in pakistan. Nawa examines the effects of the opium trade on afghanistans people, in particular, the. Penetrating every stage of afghan opium chain, taliban become a cartel. By vladimir plastun, professor at novosibirsk state universitys oriental studies department, d.

International terrorism and drug trafficking from afghanistan addresses an issue that directly impacts the prospects for resolution of the current insurgency in that nation. Drug trafficking from afghanistan to pakistan is a dilemma which has its roots in regional geo politics and cold war rivalries. The world drug report has stated that pakistan is the main transit country for narcotics, heroin and opium in particular, produced in the neighbouring afghanistan. This has a dramatic impact on the countries of the region around afghanistan which lie on the drug trafficking routes and are affected not only by the transit of drugs, especially those destined for europe, but also by the rising numbers of their own drug addicts. Sky news uncovers drug traffickers in afghanistan youtube. Afghanistans drug trafficking and northern neighbors afghanistan shares its border with iran, pakistan, china, tajikistan, turkmenistan, and uzbekistan. At current levels, world heroin consumption 340 tons and seizures represent an annual flow of 430450 tons of heroin into the global heroin market.

All afghanistans warring factions are involved in the drug trade to some degree, but 96% of the opium crop is produced in areas controlled by the taliban, a movement of militant islamic students. Field survey report international organization for migration. Afghanistans opium economy has unambiguous and serious harmful effects on. The transnational threat of afghan opium, unodc shows the devastating consequences that the 900 tons of opium and 375 tons of heroin that are trafficked from afghanistan every year have on the health and security of countries along the balkan and eurasian drug routes, of countries in europe, of china, india and the russian federation. A drug warriors inside look at the war on afghanistans. Warning sounded over vibrant drug trafficking in afghanistan february 07, 2014 21. There was a compact division or separation between domestic and nondomestic issues.

Many of the worlds biggest drug traffickers are fine, upstanding citizens. Afghan opiate trafficking through the southern route. Afghanistans taliban and isis have the same funding model. Written by noted terrorism expert frank shanty, the book explores the nature and the extent of involvement between international criminal drug traffickers.

This essay explores the interface of islamic militancy with opium poppy cultivation and the drug trade in the afghanistanpakistan region and draws implications for. Based on recent production and trafficking trends, the drug problem in afghanistan appears to be worsening, the crs report. Fight against trafficking from and to afghanistan with eco. Drug trafficking from northern afghanistan and effect of. Afghan boys and girls are trafficked within the country and into iran, pakistan and india as well as persian gulf arab states for forced prostitution and forced labor in brick kilns, carpetmaking factories, 1 and. Eliminating drug production in afghanistan is crucial to solving the impoverished states many other problems, the russian. Interest in drug trafficking in africa has typically focused on cocaine in west africa. Pakistan, afghanistan work together to fight drug trafficking. The drug trade is now imbedded in all parts of afghan politics, and maintains the corruption at very high levels. Considered the real power behind the sinaloa cartel by some, this 63 yearold veteran of the mexican drug trafficking world has been trafficking drugs since the early 80s. A fter largely ignoring afghanistan for a decade, washington rediscovered the country in the aftermath of the 911 terrorist attacks. Trafficking within afghanistan is more prevalent than transnational trafficking, and the majority of victims are children. What are some interesting facts about drug trafficking.

Resurgent afghanistan drug trade threatening us goals. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Area under opium poppy cultivation in afghanistan by year in hectares. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading afghanistan. Drug trafficking and the 2014 transition kindle edition by liana rosen, kenneth katzman. Opium poppy cultivation and opiate production in afghanistan. How the heroin trade explains the usuk failure in afghanistan. Financial flows linked to the production and trafficking of afghan.