World Bank2013-02-152013-02-152010-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12364The government of Afghanistan has an opportunity in the coming months to turn the country around. It is now opportune to improve security, governance, and development. Unprecedented international military support, political attention and aid are available to Afghanistan. The government is inheriting years of good economic performance, notable progress on social outcomes, and continuing strong support from the international community. Gross domestic product (GDP) has grown at an average of 12 percent in the last five years with moderate inflation and a stable Afghani. The National Solidarity Program is spurring community-driven rural development in nearly all districts of the country and the large opium economy is in retreat. Significant progress has been achieved in basic education and health. Gender indicators are improving. The government and its development partners have an obligation to seize this opportunity for all Afghans. All donors made an explicit commitment at the London Conference in January 2010 to progressively cede leadership to the Afghan people. The donors agreed to route half of their development aid through the national budget from the current one-fifth in the next two years, as local capacity to execute development programs improves. Further, donors aim to work together to improve aid effectiveness by better alignment with Afghan priorities, minimize opportunities for corruption and improve aid predictability. This overview summarizes the view of the World Bank on priority development issues and policy actions. It is intended to be a useful reference for the government as it prepares for the Kabul conference. The issues and policy options proposed are consistent with the ands and the Bank's interim strategy note of May 2009. It synthesizes the key findings and analyses of the detailed policy notes which draw upon the World Bank's past and ongoing work in Afghanistan, as well as wider experiences, including those from other countries experiencing conflict.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO ELECTRICITYACCESS TO FOODACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACCESS TO JUSTICEACCESS TO SERVICESADEQUATE CALORIESADVERSE IMPACTSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTORSAID EFFECTIVENESSALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODSANIMAL HEALTHANIMAL HUSBANDRYARID REGIONARTERIESAUDITSBASIC HEALTHBASIC HEALTH CAREBLOCK GRANTSBOTTLENECKSCALORIC INTAKECAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY CONSTRAINTSCAPACITY-BUILDINGCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCLIMATE CHANGECOALCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL FARMERSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMPENSATION RATESCONFLICTCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURECREDIT ACCESSDECISION MAKINGDELIVERY MODELSDEMAND FOR MEATDIVERSIFICATIONDRINKING WATERDRIVERSDRIVINGECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITYEDUCATION PROGRAMSEMPLOYMENT CREATIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYENVIRONMENTSEXPLOITATIONEXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIESFARM INCOMEFARM INCOMESFARM MANAGEMENTFARM WATERFARM-GATEFARMERSFOOD CROPSFOOD EXPENDITURESFOOD INSECURITYFOOD POVERTYFOOD PRICEFOOD SECURITYFREIGHTFUELSGENDER DIMENSIONSGEOLOGICAL DATAGLOBAL MARKETSHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURESHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSINCOME GENERATIONINCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIESINDUSTRIAL WATERINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYIRRIGATIONLIVESTOCK MANAGEMENTLIVESTOCK POPULATIONLIVESTOCK REARINGLIVESTOCK SECTORMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMALNUTRITIONMARKET FACTORSMARKET FAILURESMATERNAL MORTALITYMILKMINESNATIONAL TRANSPORTNATURAL RESOURCESOILOPIUMOPIUM CULTIVATIONOPIUM ECONOMYOPIUM POPPYOPIUM PRODUCTIONPOLICEPOLLUTIONPOOR ECONOMIC GROWTHPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOPPYPOPPY CULTIVATIONPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRODUCERSPRODUCTION SYSTEMSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC WORKSQUALITY STANDARDSRAILRAIL TRANSPORTRAILWAYREGIONAL COOPERATIONREGIONAL FOODREGIONAL FORUMSREGIONAL IMBALANCESREGIONAL PARTNERSREGIONAL TRANSPORTRESETTLEMENTRIVER BASINSROADROAD NETWORKROUTEROUTESRURALRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMYRURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTRURAL ENTERPRISESRURAL FINANCERURAL GROWTHRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMESRURAL INSTITUTIONSRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY REDUCTIONRURAL PRODUCTIONRURAL REHABILITATIONRURAL ROADSRURAL SECTORRURAL WATERSAFEGUARDSSAFETYSANITATIONSHEEPSMALL-SCALE IRRIGATIONSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATIONSPATIAL PATTERNSSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSITTRANSIT ROUTESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT STRATEGYTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYMENTVEHICLEVETERINARY SERVICESVILLAGE LEVELVILLAGE LEVEL INFRASTRUCTUREVULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE PEOPLEWAGESWALKINGWALKING DISTANCEWATER SUPPLIESWATER USERSWEALTHWHEAT PRODUCTIONWIDESPREAD POVERTYWorld Bank10.1596/12364