STIRRING UP THE HORNET’S NEST: How the Population of Rural Helmand view the current Counterinsurgency Campaign

Stirring Up the Hornet’s Nest, is critical to our understanding of the impact of opium poppy production in Afghanistan. The findings shared in this paper can bring much needed insight to development workers, civil society, and the Afghan government on this subject matter and help shape future efforts. We hope this study will serve as an in-depth analysis of the situation in Central Helmand province, providing a timely contribution while the annual poppy cultivation report by UNODC will be on its way in the upcoming week.