Two weeks ago, an Islamic State improvised explosive device (IED) injured three U.S. soldiers in Jalalabad, the capital city of Nangarhar. Last week, the U.S. military in Afghanistan vowed to defeat Islamic State in area by the end of 2017. In Afghanistan, drug supply should be decreased through accelerated opium poppy eradication, like aerial herbicide dusting and confiscation of land used for poppy production. There is some uncertainty as to the quantity of revenue that the Taliban and Islamic State obtain from opium in Nangarhar. This is critical analytical work that will help target a potential funding source of the Islamic State in Afghanistan, if it exists.

Source: Forbes March 26, 2017 06:56 UTC