Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Three years after the ousting of the Taliban, reports are that Afghanistan is on the verge of becoming a narco-state. The State Department reported recently that Afghanistan’s opium cultivation tripled to an all-time high in 2004, with the country producing nearly 5000 ton of opium last year — 17 times more than the world’s second largest producer Myanmar. Estimates are that Afghanistan’s drug trade now accounts for 40-60% of the country’s economy.
Guests
- Michael Kleinman CARE Advocacy Coordinator based in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Karl Inderfurth Former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs (1997-2001), and Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
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