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Vanda Felbab-Brown
Paradoxically, counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan frequently complicate counterterrorism and counterinsurgency objectives and can even undermine democratization. Counternarcotics strategy should concentrate instead on strengthening the Afghan state’s capacity.
Felbab-Brown, Vanda. “Afghanistan: When Counternarcotics Undermines Counterterrorism.” Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2005
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