Improving security and the rule of law must include destroying the opium trade. Allowing opium traffickers to operate with impunity gives them a free hand to raise money to pay for the arms and fighters battling the Afghan army and NATO forces.
联合部队应当对毒品问题采取更为强硬的手段。反叛乱和反毒品是一个问题的两个方面。改善安全以及法治必须包括摧毁鸦片交易。允许鸦片贩子肆无忌惮就让他们无所顾忌地筹款来支付军火以及同阿富汗和北约军队作战的份子。