This Storify contains articles on different aspects of contemporary Afghanistan. Resources are organized by topic.
Storified by CPSLibrary · Wed, Feb 26 2014 06:24:07
Economy
Afghanistan's Economic Challenges - NYTimes.comJul 20, 2012 ... As American and coalition forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan by the
end of 2014, the Afghan government faces a challenge as ...
Can Afghanistan's Economy Stand on Its Own? | The Diplomat
Jan 30, 2014 ... At the turn of the century Afghanistan was economically comatose. The arrival of
international forces in 2001 also marked the start of ...
Afghanistan's Economy Hostage to Aftermath of U.S. Combat ...Dec 17, 2013 ... Afghanistan's economy remains hostage to the country's politics and security
after more than a dozen years of American intervention.
Afghanistan Economy Profile 2013 - MundiEconomy - overview, Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of
conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban
regime ...
Credit: Reuters/Erik De Castro U.S. military advisors for NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) conduct Combat First Aid lessons with...
Agriculture/Natural Resources
The Future of Afghanistan's Natural Resources | In AsiaApr 18, 2012 ... Afghanistan's Environment. Afghanistan is a semi-arid, land-locked country,
buffered by the Hindu Kush mountain ran...
Testing time for agriculture in AfghanistanBetter techniques give boost to production but weaning farmers away from lucrative poppy crop remains uphill battle.
Education
Are Afghanistan's Schools Doing As Well As Touted?Under the Taliban, 1 million Afghan boys and very few girls went to school. Now, 10 million students are enrolled, 40 percent of them fem...
In Afghanistan, women and girls strive to get an education | UN ...
Jul 9, 2013 ... Education is often not an option for many women and girls in Afghanistan.
According to Government figures, only 26 per c...
Despite Education Advances, a Host of Afghan School Woes ...Jul 20, 2013 ... It is widely accepted that demand among Afghans for better schooling -- and the
actual opportunity to attend, particula...
Environment
Living on Earth: War's Toll on Afghanistan's EnvironmentJul 8, 2011 ... Behind the casualties and monetary costs of the war in Afghanistan are drastic
environmental consequences. While coaliti...
BBC News - Protecting Afghanistan's environment and tourist futureOct 23, 2012 ... In Bamiyan's isolated mountain valleys the threat is not from the Afghan Taliban
but drought, partly induced by hum...
Women and Children
NATO in Afghanistan - Progress and problems for Afghan women - Safeshare.TVNATO in Afghanistan - Progress and problems for Afghan women
IRIN Asia | AFGHANISTAN: Family-related determinants of poverty ...
“Poverty is neither accidental, nor inevitable in Afghanistan: it is both a cause and
consequence of a massive human rights deficit incl...
