US ‘War on Terror’ Destabilizing Afghanistan, Pakistan
New York Times Misleads on Taliban Role in Opium Trade
On U.S. Drug Policy in Afghanistan
If the US government’s aim has been to strengthen drug lords and keep opium prices high, it’s done a good job.
Ex-ISI Chief Says Purpose of New Afghan Intelligence Agency RAMA Is ‘to destabilize Pakistan’
Examining Obama’s Rationale for Escalating the War in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Minister who headed ‘most corrupt’ gov’t dept appointed to ‘anti-drug’ role
Here is one example of the glaring corruption within the Afghanistan government.
Afghanistan: Karzai Reappoints Dostum as Chief of Army Staff
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has reappointed Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum as his chief of army staff. General Dostum, for those who don’t know, is “one of the most ruthless warlords” in Afghanistan, and as a member of the Northern Alliance, a U.S. ally...
Abdul Rashid Dostum Returns to Afghan Government
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has reappointed Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum as his chief of army staff. General Dostum, for those who don't know, is "one of the most ruthless warlords" in Afghanistan, and as a member of the Northern Alliance, a U.S. ally...
Turning “a Blind Eye” to the Afghan Opium Problem
Turkey’s Role in the Afghan Drug Trade
The “deep state” in Turkey has been implicated in the Afghan opium trade.
U.S. Military Funding the Taliban
The Washington Post reports today that “The U.S. military is funding a massive protection racket in Afghanistan, indirectly paying tens of millions of dollars to warlords, corrupt public officials and the Taliban to ensure save passage of its supply convoys throughout the country, according to congressional investigators.”
The Afghan Drug Trade and the Elephant in the Room
A Reexamination of the Role of the Taliban in the Afghan Opium Trade
It Isn’t the Taliban Trafficking Drugs Through Northern Afghanistan…
Here are some key findings from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC’s) latest report on the Afghanistan opium trade:
A Decent NYT Piece on the Afghan Opium Trade
For once, the New York Times foregoes its usual effort to exaggerate the role of the Taliban while ignoring government corruption in the opium trade.
How the U.S. Helps the Drug Lords Control the Opium Market in Afghanistan
The U.S. policy of supporting Afghan government poppy eradication efforts managed by corrupt government officials serves only to eliminate competition for the major drug lords who are allied with the U.S./NATO forces and Karzai regime.
The Afghan Opium Trade: Corrupt Gov’t Officials and the Counterproductive Effects of Eradication
The mainstream media exaggerate the role of the Taliban in the opium trade while downplaying the role of the Afghan and US governments.
The CIA’s Suitcases of Cash to Afghan Drug Lords
Far from failing to accomplish their goal, the CIA’s suitcases of cash to Afghan drug lords have achieved their apparent aim.
