Corruption Fuels the Narco-State

The intertwining of military industrial interests and drug trafficking characterizes the reconstruction of Afghanistan under U.S. occupation. The Afghani government served as a corrupt system enabling the flow of trillions of U.S. taxpayer dollars while simultaneously functioning as a massive drug cartel producing most of the world's illicit opiates. This narco-state became heavily reliant on narcotics production, overshadowing legitimate economic activities and leading to widespread corruption at all levels of governance, as detailed by the Saigur report. The U.S. profited from this transformation, raising critical questions about the motives and outcomes of their reconstruction efforts.