Afghanistan will likely remain unstable over the next year due to social, political, and military (terrorism) issues. The Afghan National Army has not been tested in major engagements and is dependent on foreign support. Corruption is widespread and the government lacks stability, with power centered around President Karzai and ethnic divisions fueling conflict.

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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