Afghanistan Stability presentation

1. Afghanistan Land of Corruption

2. Geography -Southern Asia -mostly rugged mountains plains in north and southwest -Land locked Nation -north and west of Pakistan -east of Iran -Area is slightly smaller than Texas

3. Overview: Highly likely Afghanistan will remain unstable in the next 12-24 months. Main Contributing nodes of instability: -Social -Political -Military (Terrorism)

4. 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

5. Political -President HamidKarzai -Parliamentary members are more interested with retaining personal power than building a functioning Nation Political system is closely centered around President HamedKarzai, whose actions are becoming more erratic The parliamentary system is frequently undermined by the president -Political stability regularly undermined by Terrorist, political squabbling, distrust between and within rival ethnic groups and severe economic problems.

6. Economic -Unemployment rate:40% -Corruption is widespread throught Afghanistan because of poverty -Opium supports the country of Afghanistan. Afghanistan produces 92% of the world's opium. -Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, agriculture, and trade with neighboring countries.

7. Social -Population: 33,609,937 -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 -No sense of National pride in Afghanistan

8. Summary Highly likely Afghanistan will remain unstable in the next 12-24 months. -Social -Political -Military (Terrorism)

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11. Graphic sourcing Flag http://www.tofocus.info/images/flags/afghanistan-flag.gif http://www.topnews.in/files/Afghanistan-Map_1.jpg Geography http://www.terrorismfiles.org/countries/images/afghanistan_map_area.gif http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41381000/jpg/_41381798_kabul_ap416.jpg Overview http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/sept2005/photoessays/pi092205a1.jpg Military http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/photogalleries/afghanistan-pictures/images/primary/1_461.jpg Economic http://easterncampaign.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/hamid_karzai_2006-09-26.jpg Political http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L4oyZMsS454/RrUnd01B90I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/jckes9HtYXg/s400/ethnic_map.jpg Social