Friday, August 19, 2005

A Schizophrenic War: Germany Turns a Blind Eye to Afghanistan's Growing Opium Trade / SPIEGEL, 19 Aug 2005

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,370355,00.html
Dirk Kurbjuweit
"In the international community's plan for Afghanistan everyone has a role to play. The British advise the government on how to combat drugs, the Germans assist in training the police force, and the Italians work on setting up a fair justice system -- all the institutions the Afghanis need to combat the opium trade. But so far, those institutions is failing at the task. "