The Underground Economy in Afghanistan

The underground economy is a very complicated structure that functions beyond the legal system and taxation limits (Tradelinks, 2013). It is also the fastest growing economy in the world. Afghanistan is a country located in South Asia, eastern Iran, and northern and western Pakistan. According to the official website of CIA, the total population of the country devastated by this war is 31,108,077 people (2013). The Afghanistan nation often appeared in the eyes of the media and experienced a very difficult time due to the reputation of corruption.

The source of this huge underground economy is gathering in three areas of Afghanistan, Southeast Asia (mainly Myanmar), Latin America (Mexico, Colombia). They cooperate to provide illegal opium and heroin in almost the whole world, but Afghanistan stands out from this group and in recent years it accounts for about 90% of the illegal opium production in the world. In the 2009 political declaration that reviewed the results of drug management over the past decade, United Nations member countries recognized that the supply of opiates from Afghanistan continues to pose serious challenges to the international community. Doubling efforts at illegal supply and demand and achieving decisive results. In order to achieve these results, it is necessary to greatly improve the effectiveness of correspondence provided by the international community so far. The first obstacle precludes the design of the redesign strategy

Economic Growth Afghanistan is a country located in South Asia, eastern Iran, and northern and western Pakistan. According to the official website of CIA, the total population of the country devastated by this war is 31,108,077 people (2013). The Afghanistan nation often appeared in the eyes of the media and experienced a very difficult time due to the reputation of corruption. This is a country with many terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and Taliban. In this article I will explore in particular the underground economy in Afghanistan.

War Economy The 20-year conflict in Afghanistan has created an open war economy that affects Afghanistan and its surrounding areas. Not only did Afghanistan became the world's largest opium producer and center of weapons trading, it also supported the trade of multi-billion dollar trade items smuggled from Dubai to Pakistan. This convicted economy funds the Taliban and its opponents. It changed social relations throughout the region and weakened the state and the legitimate economy. Sustainable peaceful drug warfare has become an epidemic affecting the United States and the United Nations today; they are all under the influence of the worldwide narcotic law which supports the criminal justice system. These new laws are promoting ineffective policies against drug warfare. As a result, the community has been shut out and promotion of illegal drugs is the main framework of organized crime. Today, the drug war remains a continuous war in our society. This article will focus on these issues