Afghanistan's+Economy

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[|MAPS AND INFORMATION ABOUT AFGHANISTAN FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC]
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I learned from [|class brain] that Afghanistan's economy has slowly been recovering from years of struggle.

Although it is still an extremely poor country and has had help from wealthier outside countries, the economy has improved since the downfall of the Taliban. The majority of the population is suffering from lack of electicity, clean water, housing, jobs, and medical care.


 * What major crop is contributing to crime in Afghanistan (and around the world)? **

Today in Afghanistan the crop called opium is grown and illegally brought into countries around the world. Opium is grown as a poppy plant and is turned into drugs. One of these opium drugs is heroin which is illegal in the United States. Afghanistan supplied 93% of the world’s opium in 2007. This major crop contributes to the crime in Afghanistan and also contributes to crimes in other countries that excepts and delivers illegal drugs to its people. [|U.S Department of State]

Opium is found in the seeds of opium poppy. It has morphine and is used from the poppy seeds and is used to produce heroin. Opium is a big problem because it is highly addictive and it is very abused. The affects of opium are that u have warm skin, a dry mouth, and heavy extremities and more. I don't understand why people use this drug if it is illegal and bad for you. According to [|Drug.com]

According to “Global Security,” Opium is the major crop grown in Afghanistan that is contributing to crime in Afghanistan and all around the world. Opium is a poppy plant that is often miscued as an illegal drug which is heroin. Heroin is a drug illegal in most parts of the world. Heroin just kills your body and is addicting after the first try. The Taliban raises a lot of money [|Global Security]a year from drug trade. Drug trade is a big part of Afghanistan’s economy.

Does anybody know the legend of opium? I read about it once but cannot seem to find it again. There might be different stories.

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I went to [|SFheart’s website]. As the legend goes, Demeter, a Greek goddess, created the poppy flower for the purpose of getting some sleep after her daughter died. The twin brothers Hypnos and Thanatos, known as “Sleep” and “Death”, were represented with poppies as crowns, or holding them. The Greeks knew that the sleep introduced by the opium could lead to death.=====

I found an old book of mine called __Dragonwings__. In the book it says that a farmer who hated his wife. One day, the wife died.The farmer was overcome with remorse and became ill. The wife came to him in a vision and said, "If you smoke the flower on my grave, you will becom well." The farmer picked the flower and smoked it and, indeed, he became well.

I wondered why Afghanistan was so poor. According to the [|UN] website, this country is extremely poor for several reasons. This country has been devastated for more than 23 years because of constant war. Food shortages have been caused by several years of a severe drought. Adding to the poor economic condition, was the fact that women were discriminated against and treated poorly. This added to the economic decline of the country because women were not educated, and didn't have access to proper h I learned from the [|IPS] Afghanistan's HDI is 174 out of 178 countries. The HPI (Human Poverty Index) is described as one of the worst in the world. Afghanistan is under Mali, one of the poorest countries.

I learned that Afghanistan's HDI is 181th out of 182. Also I found that their life expectancy is 176th, their adult(15+up) illiteracy rate and people not using an improved water source are both 150th, and for underweight children under five their 129th. [|Human Development Reports]

In the beginning of the year in history class, we talked about the HDI (Human Development Index) of some countries around the globe. The HDI of countries is based on: living a long and healthy life, being educated, and having a decent standard of living. Unfortunately, Afghanistan is rated 181 out of 182 on this chart, based on the 2009 standings, and Niger is 182. Countries that range from 159 and 182 are considered lowly developed. To see the full list and learn more information, go to [|undp.org]a major crop that is contributing to crimes in afghanistan and all around the world is called opium. it comes from a poppy seed. The drug opium is helping the taliban buy their guns and supplies to continue to fight with the united states.

In Afghanistan, and Central Asia, there is a big opium trade. Opium is a poppy seed which is used to make heroin. Heroin is one of the worst possible drugs out there, which it is injected into your vains. You could die on the first injection of herion. That is why opium is a very illegal drug. I found this on [|Drugs.com]


 * Who does Afghanistan trade with the most and what goods are traded? **

Aghanistan main trading partners are China, India, Pakistan, Japan,and Russia. Their major exports are carpets, cotton, fruit, karakul skins, wool,, natural gas, and nuts.[|Atlapedia.com]

How does Afghanistan transport their goods and to who m do they transport the goods? ** Remind me to share something about this in class. **
 * afghanistan made railroads and the line near Sagan is being extended from Khaf crossing Afgan border near Islam Qala. **

that Afghanistan's chief exports are natural gas and dried fruit. Some other exports are carpets, fresh fruit, wool, and cotton. **
 * I learned from [|Afghanistans.com]

Afghanistan's main export countries are Uzbekistan, India, Iran, Turkey, Czech Republic, Canada, Dubai, New Delhi, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Moscow, and Peshawar. Exports travel by air, rivers and ports, and regional land routes. [|Zunia]

What I learned from the site [|Afghanistan online] is that Afghanistan’s main exports is from there food crops, wich are corn, rice, barley, wheat, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. They also grow enough food to feed most Afghans. In Afghanistan, the food crops aren’t the only major exports. The other exports are the agriculture industry, and pastoral raw materials. The major industrial crops are cotton, tobacco, madder, castor beans, and sugar beets. Sheep farming is also extremely valuable. The major sheep product exports are wool, and highly prized Karakul skin. These products are exported to Uzbbekistan, India, Iran, Turkey, Czech Republic, New Delhi, Canada, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Moscow, and Peshawar.

Dispite the history between Pakistan and India, India and Afghanistan have been trading through Pakistan.[|Afghanistan's Trade]

I found out that food gets to the rural parts of Afghanistan by truck on this website:www.nytimes.com and also found out that fighting and bandits have kept the trucks from getting to their destination.
 * How do goods get to rural areas of Afghanistan? **

The UNHAS take over 21,000 passengers and 39.4 metric tons of cargo to rural areas.


 * How do goods get to rural areas of Afghanistan? **

Goods and animals are ushally caried by truck. In the contry side people ushally walk or ride animals to where they want to go. The roads an't great with only 13% of the highways paved and alot of people in the country can't aford a hellicopter let alone a car.


 * What types of jobs are practiced in Afghanistan and at what percentage (i.e. what percent of jobs are in agriculture, industry, tourism, etc.) **

There are about 80% of people working in agriculture 10% working in the industrusty bussness and another 10% in sevrvices acording to Central Intelligence Agency's website's facts taken in 2004. [|CIA world fact book]

With souring relations between the Taliban and Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the border points with these countries have been closed and trade activities have come to a stop, which has limited Afghanistan’s access to these markets for its exports and imports. However, the Torghundi border in Herat has remained open as the Taliban managed to establish a relation with Turkmenistan. In the past, Afghan traders used to import goods through Bander-Abbas and Islam Qala, while now they have switched to Bander-Abbas-Turkmenistan and Torghundi, which has increased their transportation costs. see [|Afghanistan online] for more information.

I went on CIA.gov and learned that Afghanistan's economy is doing better than the past decade because its getting aid from other countries. However, most of Afghanistan is suffering because its government is not able to extend rules of laws.

I went on [|cia.gov] and learned that Afghanistan's economy is doing better since 2001, because it's getting aid from other countries. However most of Aghanistan is suffering because government is not able to extend rules of law.

I went on [|cia.gov] and read this on March 2004 Afghanistan reached $8.9 billion for 2004-09. While the international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $57 billion at three donors' conferences since 2002. I thought that is pretty amazing, I never knew that.

Afghanistan’s government is recovering because of the fall of the Taliban. Even though the government is making progress, Afghanistan is still extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, agriculture, and trade with neighboring countries. ([|cia.gov])

[|Here is a photograph of Aghanistan money that I found off of Flickr.com.]

Less than 10% of the land, in Afghanistan, is cultivated, prepared to grow crops. Of course, though, a large percentage of the arable land was destroyed and damaged by the wars during the 1980s and the 1990s. The most subsistence crops include wheat and other grains, fruits and nuts. The opium poppy that is grown mainly for the international illegal drug trade is the most important crop that brings in money for the country. The grazing animals are also important to the economy of Afghanistan. The fat-tailed sheep are a staple of Afghan life. They supply skins and wool for clothing, and they are also used for food, with the meat and fat. Learn more by going to infoplease.com. ( [] )

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Road communications throughout the country of Afghanistan are very poor. Because the country has very low on income, they have no money to reconstruct roads and/or to build new ones. Roads that have been there since the Taliban and the Russians have not had any reconstruction since the end of the Taliban rule. Learn more by going to infoplease.com.

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Do airports in Kabul, or near there have good security? If they don't wouldn't Osama Bin Laden  just send people to get on a flight to the USA and attempt another crash before landing?

I learned that more and more children each year are dieng because of starvation that are under the age of 5. I read this on [|Food for Afghanistan].

Junior Scholastic provided me with this information. The per capita, there, is $800. This seems like none to us.