Intelligence forum response

The United States is known for its strict stance on terrorism and even went ahead to invade Iraq on its War on Terror. While the United States has always had the upper hand in dealing with the Middle East countries, this situation is quickly changing. These countries are now relying on Transnational Organized Crime in which they seek their funding from different illegal sources (White House, 2016). The connection between drug trafficking and terrorism in Afghanistan affects the US in different ways.

The drug trafficking operations in Afghanistan provide funding that is used to fight the United States. All illegal operations usually need funding and drug trafficking is a fast way through which such organizations can accomplish the same. When such illegal organizations have access to funding, it becomes simpler for them to strategize attacks on the United States (White House, 2016). Given the fact that many Afghanistan organizations are terror based, they could easily use the funding to infiltrate the American security networks and coordinate attacks. In addition to better coordination, the accumulated funds can be used to purchase weapons such as guns and even bomb materials. In some cases, the organizations can even afford to develop chemical weapons among other that affect people on a larger scale.

Therefore, the increasing trend of drug trafficking in Afghanistan poses a big threat to the United States as it increases the probability of retaliation by the terror organizations. This explains why the United States has been keen on fighting drug trafficking in the Middle East to cut the funding of terror activities. To achieve this, it needs to use different International Organization since the threat is also eminent in European nations. Provided the United States uses a coordinated strategy then it should be able to limit drug trafficking in Afghanistan.

References

White House. (2016). Transnational Organized Crime: A Growing Threat to National and International Security. Retrieved October 18, 2016, from National Security Council: https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/nsc/transnational-crime/threat