Number: RL32686
Title: Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy
Authors: Christopher M. Blanchard, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: In addition to describing the structure of the Afghan narcotics trade, this report provides current statistical information, profiles the narcotics trade's participants, explores narco-terrorist linkages, and reviews U.S. and international policy responses since late 2001. The report also considers current policy debates regarding the counternarcotics roles of the U.S. military, poppy eradication, alternative livelihoods, and funding issues for Congress.
Pages: 52
Date: January 24, 2008