Afghanistan – Page 2 – GCRF – Drugs and Disorder

Five reasons why counter-narcotics policy ambitions have failed in Afghanistan and reflections on what this means for those seeking to inform counter-narcotics policymaking and interventions.

Drugs and development in Afghanistan: national policy and actor analysis

Adam Pain15th February 202113th April 2021Working Papers, Afghanistan

An overview of counter-narcotic laws, policies and programmes in Afghanistan since 2001 and what it means for policy engagement today.

Journeys to borderlands always seem to lead to unexpected surprises

Jonathan Goodhand4th February 202113th April 2021Blog, Afghanistan

Jonathan Goodhand’s journey to a remote Afghan village, gave him a rare glimpse into the intricacies of borderland political struggles.

Catapults, pickups and tankers

David Mansfield21st September 202027th September 2020Publications, Working Papers, Afghanistan

This publication looks at cross-border production and trade in Nimroz, and how it shapes the political economy of this Afghanistan borderland province.

In the world’s forgotten borderlands, the drug trade helps people survive – but at a cost

Jonathan Goodhand14th August 202014th August 2020Blog, Afghanistan, Colombia, Myanmar

Conventional thinking about illicit drugs, development and violence are deeply flawed, here’s why.

Drugs, development and violence in war-to-peace transitions

Admin29th July 20208th January 2021Policy Briefs, Publications, Afghanistan, Colombia, Myanmar

This policy brief shares insights from seven conflict- and drug-affected borderlands in Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar, and reflects on their implications for those supporting peace processes, poverty alleviation and development in fragile contexts affected by drugs.

Voices from the borderlands 2020

Admin29th July 202026th May 2022Publications, Report, Afghanistan, Colombia, Myanmar

Insights into how illicit drugs – and drug policies – impact the dynamics of violence and peace, poverty and development, and insecurity and resilience.

Jangul: conflict and drug trafficking in Afghanistan’s borderlands

Admin29th July 20205th April 2022Comic, Multimedia, Afghanistan

This comic tells the story of Jangul’s from Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, and how he ended up smuggling heroin from Kabul to Moscow

Mules, pick-ups and container traffic

David Mansfield7th July 202021st December 2020Working Papers, Afghanistan

This paper looks at the ‘chokepoint’ border crossings in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan – who controls the chokepoints, what commodities are transported through them, and what rules govern the amount of rent extraction.

Adapting Drugs & (dis)order to the COVID-19 pandemic

Karen Brock24th June 202024th June 2020Blog, Afghanistan, Colombia, Myanmar

From home-working and research activities to altered politics. Here’s how we’re adapting to new circumstances.

Literature review: Drugs and (dis)order in Afghanistan

Jasmine Bhatia23rd April 202023rd April 2020Working Papers, Afghanistan

A summary of key insights and debates from academic literature on the illicit economy in Afghanistan, from it’s origins to present day.

Mastering the art of living with radical uncertainty in Afghanistan

Adam Pain16th April 202014th May 2020Blog, Afghanistan

While the West struggles with the uncertainty of coronavirus, for Afghanistan it’s a way of life, and opium poppy cultivation is an important part.

Five reflections on Asia’s drug policies for the 2020s

Admin30th January 202030th January 2020Blog, Afghanistan

Drugs are likely to play a bigger role in Asia, here’s why and what it means for the region’s drug policies.

Orzala Nemat on illicit drug economies in Afghanistan

Admin20th January 202020th January 2020Multimedia, Afghanistan

Orzala Nemat, Director of the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, on building a new evidence base by talking to people in the borderlands of conflict and drug-affected states.