Afghanistan's Drug Problem: Costs, Consequences and Counter-Narcotics Strategies
A public meeting of the Afghanistan Working Group
Despite concerted efforts to tackle the drug problem in Afghanistan, the industry continues to grow at an alarming rate. It accounts for nearly one-third of the state's economy and remains one of the chief threats to Afghanistan's security and development.
- What are the current strategies being employed to attack this problem?
- What needs to be done to make them more effective?
- What other approaches are possible?
- What is the role of the Afghan government, the U.S. and the international community in making progress on this critical problem?
Speakers
- William A. Byrd
Economist, The World Bank - M. Ashraf Haidari
Counselor, Embassy of Afghanistan - Ambassador Thomas A. Schweich
U.S. Coordinator for Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan - Beth Cole, Moderator
Coordinator, Afghanistan Working Group, U.S. Institute of Peace
