There’s two kinds of drug trafficking Afghanistan — the good, detailed in the map on the left, and the bad (click on either to enlarge). Last year, the U.N. charted the still-thriving opium trade from inside Afghanistan to the world’s narcotics markets. Monday, the Pentagon inspector general detailed problems with the Afghan National Army’s pharmaceutical distribution.
Four of six ANA drug warehouses didn’t keep decent records, the IG warned. That could lead to “mismanagement, theft and waste of U.S.-funded pharmaceuticals.” Curious: same map, different drugs, similar woes.