Holding an embroidered taqiyah prayer cap, Mohamad Wahli faces another day of prison life at Laughman province's Central Jail on April 22, 2010. A former Uniformed Police officer, Wahli became addicted to heroin and was later arrested with four grams of black tar heroin in his vehicle. "It was less than four grams," said Wahli, while seated in a folding chair. His claim was instantly met by laughter and taunts from a dozen prison guards standing nearby. His arrest points towards a much larger problem. A recent report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies revealed that one in five Afghan police recruits test positive for drug use.

Words and Photo by James Lee