U.S. Army Pfc. Charles Washington holds a gate open for an Afghan man as he exits the hospital in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2011. Washington, an automatic rifleman and member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, is deployed from Company C , 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard. U.S. Air force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras
Afghanistan 'Will Be Unable To Fight Taliban After Western Withdrawal' -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan will be unable to fund the fight against the Taliban after Western troops withdraw and faces a vast black hole in its finances the World Bank has warned.
An ominous forecast of the country's accounts warns it could face economic collapse if foreign aid is abruptly cut as its international backers seek to scale down their presence.
The tiny Afghan economy cannot support the burgeoning army and police force being built by Nato to take over the fight against the insurgency and the country faces an "enormous fiscal gap".
Without massive levels of continuing foreign aid the Afghan government will either have to cut back spending on its security forces, or on schools, health and the civil service.
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World Bank Says Afghanistan Will Need Billions Of Dollars In Aid For Years To Come -- Washington Post/AP
World Bank Issues Alert on Afghanistan Economy -- New York Times
Afghanistan faces $7bn annual budget shortfall, World Bank warns -- The Guardian
Afghanistan will need $7-bln a year over next decade - WB -- Reuters
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
ISAF Commander Praises Afghan Security Forces -- US Department of Defense
Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Commander Notes Afghan Forces’ Progress, Insurgent Failures -- US Department of Defense
At least 14 Taliban militants killed in Helmand clashes -- Khaama Press
107 insurgents killed in Afghanistan in one month: official -- Xinhuanet
Night raids will continue to target Taliban -- Stars and Stripes
Would-be Afghan suicide bomber tells of Taliban lure -- Reuters
Karzai Names Afghan Central Bank Chief to End Five-Month Vacancy -- Blomberg Businessweek
Afghan Central Bank Nominee Says State May Recoup Bailout Cost -- Bloomberg Businessweek
UN: Spotty enforcement undermines Afghan law to protect women from abuse -- W
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More News On Afghanistan
World Bank Says Afghanistan Will Need Billions Of Dollars In Aid For Years To Come -- Washington Post/AP
World Bank Issues Alert on Afghanistan Economy -- New York Times
Afghanistan faces $7bn annual budget shortfall, World Bank warns -- The Guardian
Afghanistan will need $7-bln a year over next decade - WB -- Reuters
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
ISAF Commander Praises Afghan Security Forces -- US Department of Defense
Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Commander Notes Afghan Forces’ Progress, Insurgent Failures -- US Department of Defense
At least 14 Taliban militants killed in Helmand clashes -- Khaama Press
107 insurgents killed in Afghanistan in one month: official -- Xinhuanet
Night raids will continue to target Taliban -- Stars and Stripes
Would-be Afghan suicide bomber tells of Taliban lure -- Reuters
Karzai Names Afghan Central Bank Chief to End Five-Month Vacancy -- Blomberg Businessweek
Afghan Central Bank Nominee Says State May Recoup Bailout Cost -- Bloomberg Businessweek
UN: Spotty enforcement undermines Afghan law to protect women from abuse -- W
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
ISAF Commander Praises Afghan Security Forces -- US Department of Defense
Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Commander Notes Afghan Forces’ Progress, Insurgent Failures -- US Department of Defense
At least 14 Taliban militants killed in Helmand clashes -- Khaama Press
107 insurgents killed in Afghanistan in one month: official -- Xinhuanet
Night raids will continue to target Taliban -- Stars and Stripes
Would-be Afghan suicide bomber tells of Taliban lure -- Reuters
Karzai Names Afghan Central Bank Chief to End Five-Month Vacancy -- Blomberg Businessweek
Afghan Central Bank Nominee Says State May Recoup Bailout Cost -- Bloomberg Businessweek
UN: Spotty enforcement undermines Afghan law to protect women from abuse -- Washington Post/AP
Women Take a Stand in Kabul -- New York Times
Care packages for IED dogs headed to Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes
Truth Squad: Has the U.S. "dismantled" the Taliban? -- Jennifer Rizzo, CNN
Q & A: Afghanistan: The Final Front -- James Kitfield, National Journal
ISAF Commander Praises Afghan Security Forces -- US Department of Defense
Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Commander Notes Afghan Forces’ Progress, Insurgent Failures -- US Department of Defense
At least 14 Taliban militants killed in Helmand clashes -- Khaama Press
107 insurgents killed in Afghanistan in one month: official -- Xinhuanet
Night raids will continue to target Taliban -- Stars and Stripes
Would-be Afghan suicide bomber tells of Taliban lure -- Reuters
Karzai Names Afghan Central Bank Chief to End Five-Month Vacancy -- Blomberg Businessweek
Afghan Central Bank Nominee Says State May Recoup Bailout Cost -- Bloomberg Businessweek
UN: Spotty enforcement undermines Afghan law to protect women from abuse -- Washington Post/AP
Women Take a Stand in Kabul -- New York Times
Care packages for IED dogs headed to Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes
Truth Squad: Has the U.S. "dismantled" the Taliban? -- Jennifer Rizzo, CNN
Q & A: Afghanistan: The Final Front -- James Kitfield, National Journal