
William Wood
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William Wood served as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009 and was previously the ambassador to Colombia, where he advocated for aggressive drug control measures. Known for his strong stance on narcotics issues, he was involved in heated discussions over U.S. counternarcotics strategies in Afghanistan, including the controversial proposal for herbicide spraying to combat opium production.
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Then-US ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood was so adamant about the spraying that he offered to sit in a vat of glyphosate to prove its safety.
Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opiumThe Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2025-11-13







