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Afghanistan: When Counternarcotics Undermines Counterterrorism
- The Washington Quarterly
- The MIT Press
- Volume 28, Number 4, Autumn 2005
- pp. 55-72
- Article
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Paradoxically, counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan frequently complicate counterterrorism and counterinsurgency objectives and can even undermine democratization. Counternarcotics strategy should concentrate instead on strengthening the Afghan state's capacity.