Drugs and (Dis)order Life History interviews from Nangarhar and Nimroz, Afghanistan, 2018-2020

Collection of life history interviews carried out as part of the GCRF Drugs and (dis)order project in the borderlands of Nangarhar and Nimroz, Afghanistan (grant ES/P011543/1). The purpose of the interviews was to contribute to our understanding of Nangarhar’s and Nimroz’ turbulent history as borderland areas, bordering Pakistan and Iran respectively, from the perspective of people who live there. They portray the history of the borderland spaces, from 1978 till today, and its changing economic, social and political condition. Face-to-face interviews using a question / topic list were carried out by the Organization for Sustainable Development and Research (OSDR) with 10 people in Nangarhar and 13 in Nimroz.