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The situation in Afghanistan underscores a need to reconsider simplified narratives around drug production and control. The country’s status as the world’s biggest narco state isn’t solely attributable to Taliban influence or American policies. Instead, it reflects a confluence of economic dependence on heroin, geopolitical circumstances, and historical trends that have allowed the opium trade to flourish.
Understanding this complex landscape is crucial for developing more effective and sustainable solutions to Afghanistan’s drug problem—solutions that go beyond rhetoric and target the root economic and social causes.