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Afghanistan faces economic timebomb as Nato war ends

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And, the story repeats itself -- marg-ba-Pokiston I guess.

Now the Afghans say that setting up the mining sector infrastructure will take 10 years -- trains, power, etc. in a war wracked country -- you couldn't do that in 20 years in Pakistan -- it's a dead end.

Article on Dawn here, excerpts below:

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KABUL: The Taliban insurgency may still be raging but the poor state of the economy could pose a bigger threat to Afghanistan's long-term viability, and huge mineral reserves are unlikely to offer a quick fix.

In Kabul's Sarayee Shahzada market, money-changers wave thick bundles of Afghanis, dollars, rupees and dirhams, but the customers are not packing the alleyways like they used to and business is well down on two years ago.

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"As the withdrawal got nearer, investors in Afghanistan moved their money abroad — they transferred it to Dubai, China, Pakistan, India, Turkey," he said.

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Afghanistan needs to reform its law on mines, make the process of bidding for concessions more transparent, extend the rail network and tackle rampant corruption in existing mines. To do all this and set up a proper mining sector will take at least 10 years, estimated Noorani, who urged President Ashraf Ghani to develop a long-term vision for the sector.

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Don't know how are they going to sustain an army of 350,000 soldiers !
 
Afghanistan budget will be provided by NATO countries.
 
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