TY  - BOOK
AU  - SHAYER Joanna
TI  - Hard habit to break
PY  - 2008///
KW  - AFGHANISTAN
KW  - INTERNAL SECURITY
KW  - OPIUM
KW  - CORRUPTION
N2  - In Afghanistan opium production is rising (8200 tons in 2007) and the country is one of the world's largest producers of hashish.  Illegal drugs account for half of GDP. This article looks at the problems of eradication, endemic corruption spawned by drug money, the lack of a coherent or effective policy, and the concern that NATO is focusing too narrowly on military solutions
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