Paul Burton

Director of Policy Analysis, International Council on Security and Development

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Director of Policy Analysis at the International Council on Security and Development, formerly known as the Senlis Council

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Eight years after being routed by American forces, the Taliban have regained control of much of Afghanistan.  Military leaders say 70,000 US and NATO soldiers can't secure the…

Why Are US Troops in Afghanistan?

Eight years after being routed by American forces, the Taliban have regained control of much of Afghanistan.  Military leaders say 70,000 US and NATO soldiers can't secure the…

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Eight years after being routed by American forces, the Taliban have regained control of much of Afghanistan.

Renewed Focus on the War in Afghanistan

Eight years after being routed by American forces, the Taliban have regained control of much of Afghanistan.

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Opium from Afghanistan is responsible for 90% of the world's heroin. It's the cash crop that's enabling resurgence of the fundamentalist Taliban.

Afghanistan's Poppy Quagmire

Opium from Afghanistan is responsible for 90% of the world's heroin. It's the cash crop that's enabling resurgence of the fundamentalist Taliban.

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