It was referenced when discussing the US's involvement in the drug trade in Southeast Asia, specifically regarding the CIA's role in overlooking opium and heroin trafficking during the Vietnam War.
and there's a wonderful book about this by a university was concept professor Alfred McCoy called the politics of heroin in Southeast Asia which sets the context for your question about Afghanistan
— Episode: The War on Drugs, with Ethan Nadelmann
Episode: The War on Drugs, with Ethan Nadelmann
It was referenced when discussing the US's involvement in the drug trade in Southeast Asia, specifically regarding the CIA's role in overlooking opium and heroin trafficking during the Vietnam War.
and there's a wonderful book about this by a university was concept professor Alfred McCoy called the politics of heroin in Southeast Asia which sets the context for your question about Afghanistan
Episode: The War on Drugs, with Ethan Nadelmann
It was mentioned in the context of the US's involvement in the opium trade in Southeast Asia, particularly during the Vietnam War, and how it was sometimes overlooked due to the larger goal of fighting communism.
and there's a wonderful book about this by a university was concept professor Alfred McCoy called the politics of heroin in Southeast Asia which sets the context for your question about Afghanistan
Episode: The War on Drugs, with Ethan Nadelmann
The book by Alfred McCoy was mentioned in the context of discussing the US's involvement in the drug trade in Southeast Asia, particularly in relation to the war on communism and the role of the CIA in supporting drug trafficking.
and there's a wonderful book about this by a university was concept professor Alfred McCoy called the politics of heroin in Southeast Asia which sets the context for your question about Afghanistan which is that what would happen is go back to Southeast Asia you know there the United States was fighting in the 60s early 70s we were fighting against communist guerrillas in Vietnam and Laos and Cambodia what have you