There is no credible evidence that USAID intentionally funded or facilitated drug (opium) production in Afghanistan.
In fact, USAID’s documented role was to fund and administer “Alternative Development” programs —efforts explicitly designed to reduce poppy cultivation by providing Afghan farmers with incentives and resources to switch to legal crops[1][2][3].
USAID’s efforts in Afghanistan were officially and operationally focused on reducing the opium economy, though their effectiveness is debated[1][3].
There is no substantiated evidence that USAID deliberately funded or abetted opium production in Afghanistan[1][2][3].