Afghanistan and Economic Dependency

Canada, what do you think when you hear the word Canada? Afghanistan, what do you think when you hear the word Afghanistan? There are many differences between Canada and Afghanistan for example, Afghanistan has the Taliban that doesn't allow women to go outside without being accompanied by a boy/man. While Canada has women rights, and do allow women to go outside. Many people are in poverty in Afghanistan whereas here there aren't many people in poverty.

It is claimed to be a conspiracy theory by some. In the 1980’s the CIA was linked to the Central American drug trade and the CIA and its operatives sold crack cocaine to African-American community to raise millions to support the agency's clandestine operations in Central America but that is just a theory (Delaval). Journalist Gary Webb published several articles in San Jose Mercury News called “The Dark Alliance”. In his work he clearly refuted the claim that Iran Contra did not introduce drugs to inner cities. He said “the CIA sold tons of cocaine to LA street gangs to help fund the Contras (Hannaford).” Former LAPD detective and author Michael Ruppert has written extensively about the government’s involvement in drug trafficking around the world. He says politics isn’t the only motive. “The control of the cash from the drug trade is of vital importance to wall street, because drug profits are laundered under corporations and banks net profits,” said Ruppert (“CIA Funnels

For over 2 centuries, Afghanistan has known virtually no time without war. Beginning around 326 B.C. with the conquests of Alexander the Great, to the Persians, British, Russians and most recently, America and our NATO allies, Afghanistan has been cultivated into the country that it is today through a trial by fire. Regardless of this relentless onslaught of foreign military power, the Afghan people have tirelessly defended their homeland with no outside power ever being able to subdue them completely. Following the withdrawal of the Soviet Union in 1989, the country fell into civil war, torn even further apart by fiercely dedicated tribal warlords. This power vacuum led to the rise of a group called the Taliban. Led by a one eyed man

The United States of America has been more or less victorious in every war this nation has been involved in since the beginning of modern American history except one, the war on drugs. What makes this war uniquely terrifying is the fact that this is the first modern age war to be fought on American soil. Just in the year 2014 the war on drugs claimed a little over seven times as many American lives as pearl harbor and 9/11 combined. However, the death toll isn’t the only thing that’s rising. Each year the cost of waging this war climbs higher and higher. Over the past four decades the United States as poured over one trillion dollars into fighting drugs inside our own boarders, relying on taxpayers to supply the capital. While the Obama administration assured Americans the border was

The fact that there are two sides or viewpoints to every feud, also means that one side influences the other. This one illustrates how blindsided humans have become on certain issues. The fact that the truth for one side can mean that the opposing side false shows how close minded humans have come to be. Either we’re too stubborn to listen or purposely ignoring what can possibly be the truth. Jeremy Scahill, in his narrative "Dirty Wars" reprimands the Obama military activity on war on terror. He negates what he portrays as the organization 's endeavors to "standardize and legitimize" by drones executed and generally Special Operations attacks and other secret military practices that blur the fight lines of the war on terror. In fact, the war on terror and the war on drugs have converged to shape a hydra-headed beast that greedily targets not only Americans, but specific groups of people. Strategies and enactment used to battle terrorism in the U.S. have been turned on the drug war, with awful outcomes measured in lives, appendages, and money. From the Patriot Act to the utilization of witnesses to reconnaissance, the wars on drugs and terror have dissolved into each other. Both conflict, drugs and terrorist associations, are criminal according to universal law in any case if their exercises are persuaded by governmental issues or financial matters.

The United States have declared that it is doing its best to combat the war on drugs. The drug problem has not stopped and the people continue to buy drugs no matter what circumstances they are obtained. With drugs prices rising, people are willing do anything to get drugs even if it leads them to become involved in criminal activities such as robbery. The money and military activity have not been enough, and the “urban problem,” has not been resolved. The United States has the largest demand of drugs in the world. While other countries also face the drug problem, the United States has spent the most money and law enforcement; however, its effectiveness is questionable. Consequently, now there is a great amount of drugs coming from Mexico’s borderline into the United States. The drug cartels have become more violent, killing Mexican officers and innocent people in order to smuggle their drugs. The United States needs more security control and better coordination between agencies to fight the violent Mexican drug war spilling across the southern border. There is not enough organization between the D.E.A and other groups such as the Department of Homeland Security. The United States has little hope of winning the war unless enough protection on the border and Border States are developed. The agencies need better coordination between the federal, state and locals agencies in order to prevent more drugs to cross

ISIS being defeated is a sufficient condition for Pakistan’s winning the war on terror only if Afghanistan’s securing its borders is a necessary condition for the UN’s stopping the opium trade.

The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) in the United States has been involved in several operations with drug trafficking. Some of these reports claim that the evidence of the Congress indicates that the CIA worked with groups that were known to be involved in drug trafficking. The deals mainly include providing the CIA with useful information and support material, in exchange for allowing their criminal activities to continue, and impede or prevent the arrest, prosecution and imprisonment from United States law enforcement agencies. This "war on drugs" was used as an easy way to increase repression in inner cities and confiscate millions of dollars in private assets through unconstitutional forfeiture laws. These assets were used to fund police burgeoning, and as an active participant in the illegal drug trade, public resources were used to bring heroin and cocaine into American inner cities since the 1960 's.

The war on drugs was started by President Nixon back in the 1970’s is still ongoing this day. The drug war the United States is fighting is against the The Zetas, Sinaloa Cartel, Juarez Cartel and many others. The drug war is primarily focused on the people and not the actual drug itself. The drug war will never end at the rate it is currently going because the ones that are being targeted are the poor and not the main money makers. (White, 2007)This war on drugs is very involved and does not only focus on the drug lords but focuses on the supporters. It also focuses on the users and the American prison system to include corrupt law enforcement and correctional facility employees and money.

Borders have always lead to separation, but in the era of New Imperialism European governments began to reconsider division as not merely an effect of borders but a powerful aspect of them. Many imperialist powers used a divide and conquer strategy while creating borders, and GB was certainly no exception. Whether it was intentional or not in the case of Afghanistan, GB divided the Pashtuns, the negative effects of which are still being felt today. In present-day Afghanistan, Pashtuns make up 42% of the population, they are the largest ethnic group. In present-day Pakistan, Pashtuns make up 15% of the population, making them the the second largest ethnic group. After GB separated Pashtuns, the ethnic group began to fight often within both countries

Instead, their motives are simple; they want to bypass the democratic process and to maintain the American empire by any means necessary. It’s not even an original scheme and it isn’t unique to U.S. intelligence officials. When the CIA first became involved in the Southeast Asia opium trade, they were simply following the lead of the French intelligence community in the same region from a few years earlier. Moreover, remember that the British Empire even went to war with China in the infamous “Opium Wars.” Considering the state of the U.S. military, this connection between wars and drugs likely won’t go away. The U.S. is the world’s unquestioned leader in weaponry, but it has struggled with getting new troops to enlist. That makes funding rebel groups through dirty money even more likely in the future. Foreign policy pundits can debate the merits of those missions, but what can’t be denied is that the U.S. government’s drug war is a failure and terribly

This refers to the elimination of drug crops while they are still being grown. The U.S. has used this policy in several South American countries as a means to limit drug trafficking before it has a chance to develop. However, significantly reducing crops has not always led to decreasing drug trafficking. Reduction of drug crops in one country may lead to increased production in another. This is likely to happen when one country becomes the focus of an eradication effort, while another country can increase its production to fill in the void. If there is one thing that the world market can produce, it is its high demand of illegal drugs. The Drug Policy Alliance gives cites a specific instance verifying the problems that can be associated with eradication procedures. During the mid 1990s, “eradication efforts in Bolivia and Peru created incentives to grow coca in Columbia. While Peru experienced a 66% reduction in coca cultivation and Bolivia experienced a 53% reduction, coca cultivation in Columbia doubled. In addition, more potent strains of coca have been developed, leading to higher yielding coca crops.” This example shows the adverse effects of the policy of eradication.

But, that too follows the pattern of the CIA’s activities. The golden triangle scandal was not uncovered until the 1960’s, and the Contra cocaine connection was not public knowledge until the 1990’s. So, there are two possibilities of what is happening in Afghanistan. One, the CIA is up to its old tricks and is smuggling Opium. Two, the CIA is not involved, but is not helping the United Nations’ effort to stop Afghanistan’s drug trade. Because if the CIA is not in the drug trade there, it is a sure bet that opposing groups, such as the Taliban or Isis, are using the drug trade to fuel their war efforts. In which case, the CIA is failing in its intended goal of providing intelligence on enemy

According to Sociologists war is very interesting, it shows many different sides of people that are usually hidden by everyday rituals. In war the loss of money or the gain of it can be cauterized under the Structural-Functional paradigm because in war there are consequences. Some consequences of lost money are starving people, unclean because of no utilities, and deathly ill people. Now war has many upsides with money America can win the war and be reimbursed if they succeeded in against the drug lords and drugs all together.

Likewise, the patterns of CIA complicity with drug trafficking are still visible with the war in Afghanistan. The patterns of blowback from supporting radical leaders have also had dire consequences in our homeland. Many times the “freedom fighters” of today turn into the “terrorists” of tomorrow. In the aftermath of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, there was a civil war among tribal leaders for control over the government and the opium supply. As mentioned earlier, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was an openly radical, fundamentalist Muslim who advocated jihad against the west. In fact, he frequently ordered terrorist attacks against Afghan citizens. He became the Afghan Prime Minister in 1994 and known terrorist leaders, including Osama Bin Laden, found safe haven in his