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Afghanistan : narcotics and U.S. policy / Christopher M. Blanchard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blanchard, Christopher M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Opium trade--Afghanistan.
- Opium trade.
- Drug traffic--Afghanistan.
- Drug traffic.
- Drug control--Afghanistan.
- Drug control.
- Drug control--United States.
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (76 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- "Novinka."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [49]-57) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61209-816-9
- OCLC:
- 699511061
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