Drugs in Afghanistan and Vaccines in Bangladesh: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing
The highlights from seven days of reading about the world
Sune Engel Rasmussen | “Nimruz is a microcosm of what has gone wrong in the Afghan war. The province’s lawlessness is a testament to the Western-backed government’s failure to assert authority and curtail rogue strongmen. As Afghanistan’s drug-smuggling hub, it provides a financial artery for the Taliban, who appear stronger than ever. And because of its largely unprotected borders, and complicity from the few forces that actually
