Than Afghanistan opium harvest has declined for the second consecutive year. The smaller harvest largely attributed to market forces and heightened interdiction efforts. A United nations report recently stated that there is growing evidence that some insurgent forces are becoming "narco cartels". Those similar to anti-government guerrilla groups in Columbia. They are more concerned with drug profits than ideology. The multi billion dollar illicit drug industry fund much of the country's insurgency and this is why the Afghan government is one of the most corrupt governments in the world. It is reported that there is two years worth of opium stock piled, enough for a two year supply. This is about a billion dollars worth of opium and that money can be used to fund many corrupt government transactions.

Works Cited

Oppel, Richard A. The New York Times. U.N. Sees Afghan Drug Cartels Emerging. September 1, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/02/world/asia/02afghan.html