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Afghanistan Stability presentation
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Land of Corruption
Afghanistan
Geography-Southern Asia
-north and west of Pakistan
-east of Iran
-mostly rugged mountainsplains in north and southwest
-Land locked Nation -Area is slightly smaller than Texas
Overview:
Highly likely Afghanistan will remain unstable in the next 12-24 months.
Main Contributing nodes of instability:-Social-Political-Military (Terrorism)
Military-The Afghan National Army (ANA) has not yet been tested by any major solo engagement
-No defense or production facilities operating in Afghanistan
-The ANA is entirely dependent on the goodwill of major donor states for equipment and training
-Warlords have maintained their private armies, which are, in total, far stronger than the ANA
Political
President Hamid Karzai
-President Hamid Karzai
Political system is closely centered around President Hamed Karzai, whose actions are becoming more erratic
The parliamentary system is frequently undermined by the president
-Parliamentary members are more interested with retaining personal power than building a functioning Nation
-Political stability regularly undermined by Terrorist, political squabbling, distrust between and within rival ethnic groups and severe economic problems.
Economic-Unemployment rate: 40%
-Corruption is widespread throught Afghanistan because of poverty
-Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, agriculture, and trade with neighboring countries.
-Opium supports the country of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan produces 92% of the world's opium.
Social
-Hostility between the majority Sunnis and the 20 % Shia Muslim minority
-Ethnic groups:
Diverse Ethnic groups account for much instability In Afghanistan. Tribal and ethnic interests are more important than government Matters to the population
-Population: 33,609,937
-No sense of National pride in Afghanistan
Summary
Highly likely Afghanistan will remain unstable in the next 12-24 months.
-Social-Political-Military (Terrorism)
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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L4oyZMsS454/RrUnd01B90I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/jckes9HtYXg/s400/ethnic_map.jpg
http://easterncampaign.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/hamid_karzai_2006-09-26.jpg
Social
Political
Military http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/sept2005/photoessays/pi092205a1.jpg
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/photogalleries/afghanistan-pictures/images/primary/1_461.jpg
Economic
Geographyhttp://www.topnews.in/files/Afghanistan-Map_1.jpg
http://www.terrorismfiles.org/countries/images/afghanistan_map_area.gif
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41381000/jpg/_41381798_kabul_ap416.jpg
Overview
Flag http://www.tofocus.info/images/flags/afghanistan-flag.gif
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