As the war rages on in Iraq, the one in Afghanistan is often forgotten about. And, when the war in Afghanistan is remembered and talked about, the focus is on fighting Al Qaeda and the Taliban and not about fighting the outflow of the world’s largest supply of heroin and opium.

To make matters worse, Afghanistan’s newly appointed anti-corruption chief, Izzatullah Wasifi, has a criminal record for drug possession, spending nearly 4 years in jail in Nevada after he sold $65,000 worth of heroin to an undercover detective. Despite Wasifi’s rhetoric about his commitment to curbing drug trafficking in Afghanistan, experts are expecting a record crop of poppies this year and an increase of trafficking in heroin and opium. This “fox guarding the henhouse” scenario is not sitting well with those who wish to take meaningful steps to stop the outflow of heroin from Afghanistan to Chicago (and other large cities).