Next Afghan President to Tackle Ailing Economy

More than three decades of continued conflict in Afghanistan has taken a toll politically, socially and psychologically. But the greatest damage may have been inflicted on the country’s economy. By 2001, agricultural production had been disrupted, local manufacturing had come to a halt, and basic infrastructure was destroyed largely because of the Taliban government. Since 2001 and the U.S.-led invasion, the advances made in the local economy have been largely dependent on foreign...

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