Bandits, Borderlands and Opium Wars in Afghanistan

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: Wars, States, Borderlands and Illicit Flows Sheghnan: A Borderland History Mujahideen Government (1992–1996) and Taliban Rule (1996–2001) The “Post‐Taliban Period” (2001–Present) Aziz, a Borderland Entrepreneur Institutions of Extraction and Political Networks Borders and Borderlands Drugs as a Catalyst for Development and State Formation◊ Conclusion References Wars, States, Borderlands and Illicit Flows Sheghnan: A Borderland History Mujahideen Government (1992–1996) and Taliban Rule (1996–2001) The “Post‐Taliban Period” (2001–Present) Aziz, a Borderland Entrepreneur Institutions of Extraction and Political Networks Borders and Borderlands Drugs as a C..