Drugs and (Dis)order Village Histories in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, 2021

Collection of village histories for 50 villages in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. These village histories capture the changing social and political conditions, the drug economy and the presence of armed groups in the borderlands of Afghanistan, from the perspective of people who live there. Village histories were captured through group interviews with elder people knowledgeable about the village, using a standard list of questions, and cover the history since the 1970s through different political periods, wars and turbulent times. These village histories are complemented by a household survey carried out in the same villages (UKDA-SN-855856). They form part of wider research to develop a robust and dynamic understanding of the actors, commodities and events that shape the borderlands of Afghanistan, in particular with regards to opium production, trade and use, and associated insecurity and conflicts.