
“By the Pentagon’s own definition, the U.S. and its allies have failed to curb the drug trade in Afghanistan that provides 90 percent of the world’s heroin and is the main source of funding for the Taliban. The United Nations has pledged to fill the counter-narcotics vacuum left by the withdrawing allies, but that effort will be dependent on continuing contributions from donor states. To continue anti-drug efforts past 2014, the U.S. must include DEA agents with the long-term residual force that President Obama plans to leave behind post-2014, according to the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.”
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/08/09/sputtering-war-on-drugs-in-afghanistan.html
Related posts:
ObamaCare's architects reap windfall as Washington lobbyists
Police videos draw disparate opinions in Oklahoma
Wholesale Prices in U.S. Climb by Most in a Year; Food Prices Surge
China Devaluation Is Blow to Cash-Strapped Argentina’s Reserves
FoxConn will pay Microsoft royalties to produce Android, Chrome phones and televisions
Widespread placebo prescriptions prompt debate over the ethics of overmedication
N.S.A. Collecting Millions of Faces From Web Images
Treasury's Lew: Congress Needs to Pass Debt Limit
Syria's Chemical Weapons Sites Can't Be Safely Bombed, Experts Say
EMC raises $5.5bn via corporate bonds to fund share buybacks
Vietnam's stock market making a comeback
12 Days of Bitcoin: The High Risk IRA
The End of Free Speech at University of Colorado?
Average Swiss wealth hits record high in dollar terms
As prices soar, Indians exchange gold for cash