Opium Is Currency In Afghanistan

Tamim Ansary On Afghanistan: Opium Is Currency -- Economist

TAMIM ANSARY is an Afghan-American writer and teacher; born in Kabul, he has lived in America since 1964. His 2003 memoir, “West of Kabul, East of New York”, describes the struggle between his Afghan and American self in a post-9/11 world. His bestselling book, “Destiny Disrupted”, tells a history of the world through Islamic eyes. His new work, “Games Without Rules”, zones in on the “often interrupted” history of Afghanistan. Mr Ansary directs the San Francisco Writers Workshop and teaches over-50s through the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at San Francisco State University and UCLA.

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My Comment: A sobering analysis on Afghanistan from an Afghan expatriate. It is a short Q&A, but it is worth a read.