The Afghan Drug Problem In The ’Post-withdrawal’ Era And China’s Coping Strategies

Afghanistan,the world’s largest source of heroin,is the only country that has been identified by the International Narcotics Control Board as seriously endangering the purposes of the 1961 Convention and acting under Article 14 of the Convention.Poppy cultivation began in Afghanistan as early as the 19 th century,and until the mid-1970 s,opium was used as a narcotic and strictly controlled.During that period,the afghan drug problem was still in its infancy.But after the Soviet invasion in 1979,the Afghan drug problem became acute,which has gone through four stages: the rapid development during the Soviet invasion,the sharp jump during the civil war,the temporary decline during the Taliban rule,and the out-of-control rebound during the post-war reconstruction.Since Afghanistan entered the "post-withdrawal" era in 2015,the spread of drug has not been curbed,but has been aggravated.Afghanistan is adjacent to the western border of China,and drugs have been infiltrated into our country through land,sea and airplane for many years,which will bring more challenges to China’s anti-drug work.Analyzing the characteristics and causes of the drug problem in Afghanistan in the postwithdrawal era is of great significance for China’s drug control work,as well as the maintenance of China’s national security and social stability,and the realization of the national "One Belt And One Road" development initiative.Based on the history of Afghanistan’s drug problem,this paper studies the current situation of Afghanistan’s drug problem in the "post-withdrawal" era,which are characterized by the continuous expansion of poppy cultivation area,the persistence of high opium production,the downward trend of opium prices,the increase of potential heroin production and the complexity and diversity of drug trafficking routes.Secondly,I will study the reasons for the aggravation of the drug problem in Afghanistan during the “post-withdrawal” era in such aspects as the lack of government control,hard anti-drug work,economic downturn caused by the long-term war,the heavily dependence on poppy cultivation,domestic corruption prevalent,shielding drug crimes phenomenon,the drug economy helping terrorist organizations the prominent problem of "feeding terrorism with drugs",the lack of concerted efforts by the international community,the difficulty in achieving the goal of eradication and alternative cultivation..Finally,combined with the entering of the afghan drugs to china in an all-round and multi-channel way,the secret drug concealment mode,the complexity of drug trafficking personnel and the smuggling route through Xinjiang and Guangdong,the skilled drug trading mode and the real threats from difficult anti-money laundering,I will explore strategies to the drug problem,such as strengthening the basic work of drug control intelligence,improving the system of drug control and interception,enhancing the effect of drug smuggling and strengthening international drug control cooperation.