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Abstract:
The opium trade is a major funding source for the insurgency in Afghanistan. The Afghan counter-narcotics law enforcement agencies continue to target drug traffickers with counterdrug missions in order to break the funding source of the insurgents. This study explores whether a combined U.S. and Afghanistan military-civilian counter-narcotics joint task force should be created to support the fight against counterinsurgencies in the Afghan theater of war. The use of a military-civilian joint task force is a viable solution to a complex problem in Afghanistan. As Afghanistan transitions to stability and security operations, the Afghan National Police (ANP) will assume the mission of counter-narcotics operations. My initial conclusion is that the ANP should be supported by a military-civilian joint task force which would include the Ministry of Defense, the Department of State, and Law Enforcement Agencies that will provide the required resources needed to combat counter-narcotics, thus defeating the counterinsurgency and allowing Afghanistan to achieve maximum success.
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 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
| Description: |
Master's thesis |
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88 |
| Report Date: |
10 JUN 2011 |
| Report Number: |
A832745 |
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