K. Subrahmanyam
5 Aug 2008
The poppy crop is profitable for the farmer, local drug lord, corrupt bureaucracy and, above all, the Taliban which controls the area. In these circumstances, Karzai can only be the mayor of Kabul, as he is often described. According to Schweich, the Pentagon has taken a stand that eradication of narcotics is not part of their mission. The result is that Taliban gets unlimited resources to fight the war against the US and not allow Karzai to consolidate his rule. He is, therefore, of the view that unless Karzai is compelled to change his stand and the Pentagon treats narcotics elimination on a war footing, it would be difficult to bring the war against Taliban to an early conclusion.
http://www.newageislam.com/smash-the-opium-trade-in-afghanistan/war-on-terror/d/434
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