The place of Afghanistan in international drug trade and role

Afghanistan could not provide political and socio-economic stability due to long years of civil war, occupations and foreign interventions and fell into the position of a failed state. The country, which entered the process of restructuring after the Taliban, is dependent on foreign aid. Opium cultivation and trade was supported during the Taliban period in Afghanistan, which is in the category of unsuccessful states in the international system due to the lack of political stability, lack of central authority, economic problems, social injustice and foreign interventions. Poverty in the country, inadequacy of social assistance and insufficient support of the agriculture-based society caused the farmers to turn to opium production. Most of the world's opium needs are met from Afghanistan. Afghanistan, which has an important place in the opium trade in the international system, is considered a regional threat due to both the trade routes it uses and its political instability. In order to prevent opium cultivation in Afghanistan, it is necessary to support agriculture, create new workforce opportunities and ensure political stability.