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Afghanistan drug trafficking
![The Taliban’s Unsustainable War on Drugs The Taliban’s Unsustainable War on Drugs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-27-011310.jpg)
The Taliban’s Unsustainable War on Drugs
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Afghanistan's opiate economy is unlikely to be disrupted by a one-off campaign of crop destruction in a handful of provinces.
![China and the Taliban: What to Watch China and the Taliban: What to Watch](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-23-8.jpg)
China and the Taliban: What to Watch
By Bonnie Girard
Developments in two areas – Afghanistan’s illicit drug trade and the Sino-Afghan shared border – will give us early indications of Beijing’s approach to a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
![Can Russia End the War in Afghanistan? Can Russia End the War in Afghanistan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-9570687188_5bcab6ffab_k.jpg)
Can Russia End the War in Afghanistan?
By Samuel Ramani
Russia has been seeking to establish a leading role in the stabilization of Afghanistan.
![How the War on Drugs Is Making Tajikistan More Authoritarian How the War on Drugs Is Making Tajikistan More Authoritarian](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-316524.jpg)
How the War on Drugs Is Making Tajikistan More Authoritarian
By Bardia Rahmani
Counternarcotics assistance to Tajikistan is one area in which the U.S. might rightfully rethink its approach.
![Russia's Anti-Drug Crusade in Afghanistan Russia's Anti-Drug Crusade in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-03_20-16-05.jpg)
Russia's Anti-Drug Crusade in Afghanistan
By Samuel Ramani
Russia, believing U.S. efforts are failing, is stepping up its war on drug trafficking.
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