Afghanistan: Go To Heroin Country And Die

From Strategy Page:

Afghanistan is suffering from a bad case of future shock. The 21st century is being met with intense hostility by many Afghans. The idea of women being literate and voting is abhorrent to many tribesmen. Not all, not even a majority. But an armed and homicidal minority. Afghans are not particularly warlike, but many are armed and violence is common. There are not many courts, and policing has never been effective. So disputes are settled personally or via a mediator (tribal elders, warlord, drug gang leader). Since the blood feud is still a popular tradition, personal disputes are often settled by an ambush, with one party dead and the other unknown. You can't start a feud with suspicions, although some do anyway.

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