Trump Says Afghanistan and Colombia Among Nations Failing in War on Drugs

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Afghanistan and Colombia are among countries that “failed demonstrably” in meeting counter-narcotics commitments, warning noncompliance could affect aid and diplomatic relations.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Afghanistan is among several countries that have “failed demonstrably” over the past year to fulfill international counternarcotics obligations.

The official declaration, issued Monday, names Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma (Myanmar), Colombia, and Venezuela as nations that did not meet their responsibilities under counternarcotics agreements.

Trump’s statement reads, “I hereby designate Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, and Venezuela as having failed demonstrably during the previous 12 months to both adhere to their obligations under international counternarcotics agreements.”

While he held Colombia up for particularly sharp criticism—saying coca cultivation and cocaine production there have “surged to all-time records” under President Gustavo Petro—Trump noted that political leadership in Colombia, not the security forces, is to blame. He did not single out Afghanistan with similar specifics in his remarks.

The designation could affect U.S. funding and assistance to the named countries; Afghanistan included, unless they strengthen their drug control efforts.

Afghanistan joins a list of countries now under diplomatic pressure from the U.S. to ramp up efforts against drug cultivation and trafficking. Without visible progress, aid cuts or policy consequences may follow.

Trump’s move underscores how counternarcotics is being used as a foreign policy tool to hold governments accountable under international agreements, with the threat of financial or diplomatic reprisal as leverage.

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