David MansfieldOct 118 min read“Between the Lion and the Man with the Stick” As the next poppy season approaches, the Taliban possibly find themselves tackling both poppy farmers and drug traders at the same time.
David MansfieldJul 2519 min readSowing the Seeds of Division in Badakhshan? Sowing the Seeds of Division in Badakhshan? A second consecutive year of a poppy ban in Afghanistan, but at what price?
David MansfieldApr 1817 min read“Gold Never Gets Old”: Opium stores are critical to understanding the effects of the current Taliban drug ban (i)It is misleading to compare the effects of the current drug ban in Afghanistan with the previous Taliban prohibition in 2001.
David MansfieldDec 11, 202318 min readAn Industry and a Population Under Stress: Methamphetamine Production Under Taliban RuleAn Industry and a Population Under Stress: Methamphetamine Production Under Taliban Rule