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The US administration has admitted that Washington has failed to curb narcotics production and trafficking in Afghanistan.
The US Department of State on Wednesday criticized Washington’s 2-billion-dollar plan to combat the drug trade in Afghanistan for poor oversight and lack of strategy.
According to a report by the State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, the US counternarcotics efforts do not have clear objectives.
The report also criticized a shift of focus from eradicating poppy fields to interdiction of drug organizations and alternative crop projects, despite a consensus among US agencies.
The report also added that US embassies in Afghanistan and Pakistan do not coordinate well on the issue.
It also criticizes poorly-written contracts for counternarcotics works.
Filed under: Civil Liberties, DEA, Drugs, Military Industrial Complex, Prison Industrial Complex | Tagged: Afghanistan, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State, opium, Pakistan, Prohibition, War on Afghanistan, War on Drugs | 1 Comment »
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