The Afghan Economy

The Afghan Economy
In this section we provide an overview of Afghanistan's economy and issues affecting the Afghan economy with a special interest and outlook to a future reconstruction phase of the nation and her economic infrastructures. We would like to identify the relevant factors and policies that will assist, both in the short term as well as in a long term, in the rebuilding effort of what truly is a daunting task. Economy Overview  Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising (sheep and goats). Economic considerations have played second fiddle to political more»  Afghanistan: Natural Resources and Energy Afghanistan's significance from an energy standpoint stems from its geographical position as a potential transit route for oil and natural gas exports from Central Asia to the Arabian Sea. This potential includes the possible construction of oil and natural gas export pipelines through Afghanistan, which was under serious consideration in the mid-1990s. more» Reconstruction: Key Problems ·         Massive arms supplies continue to fuel the fighting despite the end of the proxy war. ·         Pakistani aid together with support from Pashtun traders and tribesmen enabled the Taliban to capture Kabul. ·         The U.S. supported efforts by the UN to bring the regional states together, but its policies suffered from a variety of internal contradictions. more»