Afghanistan's Economy

[Aria2013]

Afghanistan has made tremendous progress in many sectors of the economy with the help of the international community since 2001. To date organizations like USAID, with the support of the Afghan government, have contributed to development in private sector investment to help grow small and medium size businesses creating 490,000 new jobs, expanding access to telecommunication services from one million to 14 million, and facilitating more than 830,000 micro-finance loans to Afghan women during the last eight years which helped develop over 175,000 micro and small businesses. In the health sector, more than 530 health facilities, including 6 hospitals in 13 provinces, served 11 million people in 2011 alone. More than 21,000 healthcare providers, including more than 1700 midwives and 3612 community health workers, were trained contributing to a 16 percent decline in infant mortality rates, and medically assisted deliveries rose from 14 percent in 2003 to 34 percent in 2010 contributing to a significant decline in maternal death. Similarly, significant progress in other sectors like agriculture and livestock, trade and industry has been made. Despite the considerable progress made thus far, and according to Afghanistan’s Finance Minister, the country’s economy still remains reliant on foreign aid and moving forward will face major challenges from an economic perspective. Furthermore, there is concern that the outcome of the Afghan-US security deal will also have an impact on the fragile economy of Afghanistan. This begs the question; can Afghanistan sustain the economic gains made thus far without international aid or presence?

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[$hiva]

without US money the afghan police, army and most civil servants won't have a salary

that is the afghan economy

[Aria2013]

without US money the afghan police, army and most civil servants won't have a salary

that is the afghan economy

Although the Afghan army and police force have come along way and are doing very well more work needs to be done. They still need more training, assisting, and advising. And, yes, Afghanistan still relies on foreign aid.

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[$hiva]

nothing is free, that foreign aid means foreign contractors, mostly US have monopoly in most businesses and take all of the profits out of afghanistan

the rest of the money is lost to corruption and scavenger afghans who go from the west to make money of the poor people back there and send the money to the west

the poor afghan is still poor

[HalloIsBack]

Afghanistan has made tremendous progress in many sectors of the economy with the help of the international community since 2001. To date organizations like USAID, with the support of the Afghan government, have contributed to development in private sector investment to help grow small and medium size businesses creating 490,000 new jobs, expanding access to telecommunication services from one million to 14 million, and facilitating more than 830,000 micro-finance loans to Afghan women during the last eight years which helped develop over 175,000 micro and small businesses. In the health sector, more than 530 health facilities, including 6 hospitals in 13 provinces, served 11 million people in 2011 alone. More than 21,000 healthcare providers, including more than 1700 midwives and 3612 community health workers, were trained contributing to a 16 percent decline in infant mortality rates, and medically assisted deliveries rose from 14 percent in 2003 to 34 percent in 2010 contributing to a significant decline in maternal death. Similarly, significant progress in other sectors like agriculture and livestock, trade and industry has been made. Despite the considerable progress made thus far, and according to Afghanistan’s Finance Minister, the country’s economy still remains reliant on foreign aid and moving forward will face major challenges from an economic perspective. Furthermore, there is concern that the outcome of the Afghan-US security deal will also have an impact on the fragile economy of Afghanistan. This begs the question; can Afghanistan sustain the economic gains made thus far without international aid or presence?

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do you also write ngo-reports?

[randolph85]

here is the relationship between western aid and the afghan government summed up in a picture.

[ImSorry]

Afghanistan's economy is only our business if we live in Afghanistan. The economy only comes to the picture when its established where we want to live -- Afghanistan or in the western countries.

[VerySorry]

What Afghanistan needs is Love.

Not some cheap romantic love based on desire, what Afghanistan needs is the sort of love that shapes destiny.

The only thing that I believe are my wife and our love.

[Aria2013]

do you also write ngo-reports?

No, I do not.

[Aria2013]

here is the relationship between western aid and the afghan government summed up in a picture.

This is very sad to see. The drug addiction is certainly a major problem that needs to be addressed.

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[HalloIsBack]

No, I do not.

your posts soundlike that

[HalloIsBack]

This is very sad to see. The drug addiction is certainly a major problem that needs to be addressed.

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are there any program from the centcom side against drugs addiction?

[Aria2013]

nothing is free, that foreign aid means foreign contractors, mostly US have monopoly in most businesses and take all of the profits out of afghanistan

the rest of the money is lost to corruption and scavenger afghans who go from the west to make money of the poor people back there and send the money to the west

the poor afghan is still poor

What can the Afghan government do to reduce corruption?

[VerySorry]

What can the Afghan government do to reduce corruption?

Adopt an economic system that does not create social divisions and disparity in wealth distribution. The pay raise of public officials could also help, but first and foremost a culture of public responsibility based on ethical and fair treatment of Afghan people.

[Aria2013]

your posts soundlike that

Really? I don't mean them to sound like that. Hmmm...

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