Afghanistan has come a long way since emerging from major conflict in late 2001. Important political milestones …

This is the first Economic Report on Afghanistan by the World Bank in a quarter-century. It is intended to contribute … implementation. State-building, discussed in Chapter 4, lies at the core of Afghanistan's reconstruction as well as progress on … engine of growth and poverty reduction in Afghanistan. Agriculture, covered in Chapter 6, comprises half of the economy and …

This study attempts to quantify the benefits that could be obtained for the country of Afghanistan from the … benefits to Afghanistan of its mining sector will be analyzed, focusing on the Aynak copper and Hajigak iron ore deposits … economic contribution of the development of these deposits and related infrastructure for income and employment in Afghanistan …