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Barnett Rubin
Tom Gregg

Counter-Narcotics to Stabilize Afghanistan: The False Promise of Eradication

During 2007-2008, raw opium production in Afghanistan reached a record level of an estimated 8,200 tons. In the same period, the Taliban-led insurgency supported by al-Qaida spread to new areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both countries experienced unprecedented levels of terrorism aswell. After six years of international assistance to the Afghan government, the expansion of both the illicit narcotics industry and the insurgency constitutes a powerful indictment of international policy and capacity.

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Feb 04, 2008
Barnett Rubin
South Asia, Afghanistan
Fragile States, Transnational Threats
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

The Prospects for Security and Political Reconciliation in Afghanistan: Local, National, and Regional Perspectives

In May of 2010 Tuft University’s Institute for Global Leadership gathered a select group of Afghan politicians and military officials, Pakistani journalists and scholars, United Nations officials, diplomats, humanitarian workers, and U.S. military representative to discuss on the opportunities for, and obstacles to, security and political reconciliation in Afghanistan. This report presents a summary of that meeting.

Read the full Meeting Report here

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May 03, 2010
Center on International Cooperation
South Asia, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Fragile States, Transnational Threats
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Taliban arrested for Afghan school poisonings

Government says Taliban members among 15 people arrested over spate of girls' school poisonings in Takhar province.

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Jun 11, 2012
Parnian Nazary
South Asia, Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project
Afghanistan

South Asia

Afghanistan

Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan remains an immediate challenge for the international community. The Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project (APRP) utilizes subject-matter expertise and extensive networks to support efforts to achieve greater stability in Afghanistan and the region. Through a blend of structured dialogues, applied research, and strategic outreach, APRP works on many of the most pressing problems facing Afghanistan and the surrounding region—from reconciliation to security to regional cooperation.

Separating the Taliban from Al-Qaeda: The Core of Success in Afghanistan | A CIC Study

Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn are researchers and writers based in Kandahar. They have worked in Afghanistan since 2006, focusing on the Taliban insurgency and the history of southern Afghanistan over the past four decades. This paper published by CIC, expands on the following key findings:

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Feb 01, 2011
Center on International Cooperation, Alex Strick van Linschoten, Felix Kuehn
South Asia, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, South Asia, Transnational Threats
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Is a Regional Pact to Stabilize Afghanistan Possible?

At the London Conference on Afghanistan held on January 28, 2010, the government of Afghanistan and the international community stated that regionally owned and steered initiatives stood the best chance of success. President Karzai and President Obama echoed that theme during the former’s May 2010 visit to Washington – their joint statement “underscored the importance of regional cooperation in promoting regional security and in combating illicit financial, criminal, and terrorist networks.”

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Tom Gregg
South Asia, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Drug Production and Trafficking, Counterdrug Policies, and Security and Governance in Afghanistan

This report by Jonathan Caulkins, Mark Kleiman, and Jonathan Kulick contributes to the ongoing debate about counter-narcotics policies in Afghanistan, and in relation to counter-insurgency operations by adding a heretofore missing element–applied economic analysis of the effect of counter-narcotics policies. It does so by applying to a stylized depiction of the Afghan situation a standard model that economists and policy analysts have applied to a large range of policy areas.

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Jun 01, 2010
Jonathan Caulkins, Mark Kleiman, Jonathan Kulick
South Asia, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project