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Discussion on Reducing Drug Circulation in Afghanistan
1. Write a 250-word response using only one source.
Do you agree or disagree?
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“The United States has a checks and balances policy that helps to limit government corruption. Laws are created and enforced by the executive, legislative, and judicial departments, and there are humane repercussions when these laws are broken. Afghanistan’s administration, on the other hand, lacks checks and balances and is driven by profit. The enforcers are violence and death. Corruption is at the heart of the Afghan government, as it is in every narco-state we analyze. The
GIRoA has had drug money fund officials in almost every post, including the head of Afghan counter-narcotics at one point.
Throughout the years of the US war on terror, we have unknowingly contributed to the creation of Afghanistan’s narco-state. From 2009 to 2013, Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the chief of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Afghanistan,
claims that drug control was not a priority. Limiting casualties was the goal, and if that required forging unholy friendships with characters of various hues, so be it. (Aikins). These “unholy relationships” with drug lords were important in their
ascension to power. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched an office in Afghanistan in 2003 with the intention of directly combating the drug surge. The DEA program in Afghanistan is aimed to deny narcotics-derived funding
to terrorism and insurgency, break the nexus between insurgency and drug trafficking, promote the rule of law, expose and minimize corruption, and lessen the overall drug threat from Afghanistan, according to the DEA (Future U.S.
Counternarcotics 2). However, while the United States fights to stop terrorists from being funded, Afghanistan, which once housed the drug trade, is now the drug trade.
Finding tranquility is a difficult task. It would be advantageous to have a secure extradition strategy. Due to political will, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has had a draft extradition law under consideration by their legal
system for some time now. Although the United States has had some success in gaining the extradition of major traffickers from Afghanistan, significant obstacles will persist until Afghanistan enacts a comprehensive and effective extradition
law (Wiles). Aside from extradition, vetting Afghan government officials is critical, as is maintaining an open channel of communication. The United States should give local farmers with crops to replace poppies so that they may continue to
make a living and the economy can grow. More money, people, and time will be required.
The United States should maintain a presence in Afghanistan and keep its troops there. Commitment, consistency, and a lot of time are required to reverse an entire economic plan and rebuild a corrupt and lawless administration. Afghanistan
took generations to get to where it is now, and it should take generations to get out. Pulling the military out, contrary to the American public’s desire for instant pleasure, would make it easier for narco-terrorists to continue their incursion. And I believe it would be an insult to those who have already given their lives in this war for it to be in vain.”
250-word response, one source:
Do you agree or disagree?
“Compare and contrast US government policy with GIRoA’s.
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) is organized in a three-branch system
similar to that of the United States, with an executive, legislative, and judicial branch. After the United
Nations Bonn Conference in 2001, which focused on political rebuilding and included a new constitution,
a presidential election in 2004, and a National Assembly election in 2005 (United States Compared to
Afghanistan), most of this system was rebuilt. While having a government structure that was developed
and backed by UN participating states gives a firm foundation on paper, and in some ways mirrors our
own, there are numerous external forces that influence Afghanistan as a nation and individuals who
serve in its political roles. Of course, there are groups, unions, and larger movements in the United
States that try to persuade the government to pass specific legislation. They are all, however,
insignificant in comparison to the Taliban and around 19 other terrorist organizations operating in
Afghanistan alone (Nicholson). Insurgent groups in Afghanistan use drug trafficking proceeds to achieve
their political agenda, said James Capra, comparing these extremist organizations, their influence,
narcotics, and clear correlation to political gain in the country. Simply put, “many experts feel the
Taliban is a potent combat force that challenges Afghan democratic institutions, people’ rights, and
regional security,” according to the report (Maizland). Furthermore, persons in positions of power in
Afghanistan’s government are said to be bribed. While bribery affects numerous positions across the
government in different ways, the corrupt act continues in provinces, districts, municipalities, judges,
prosecutors, and other places (Corruption in Afghanistan). While the US government is far from
flawless in terms of political image, there are checks and balances within the government as well as
outside news sources and journalists that exploit, if necessary, corruption to the public with far lower
levels of fear than in Afghanistan.”
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