World Bank2012-06-062012-06-062005978-0-8213-6095-8https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7318Afghanistan has come a long way since emerging from major conflict in late 2001. Important political milestones mandated by the Bonn Agreement (two Loya Jirgas, a new Constitution, recently the Presidential election) have been achieved. The economy has recovered strongly, growing by nearly 50 percent cumulatively in the last two years (not including drugs). Some three million internally- and externally-displaced Afghans have returned to their country/home.More than four million children, a third of them girls, are in school, and immunization campaigns have achieved considerable success. The Government has supported good economic performance by following prudent macroeconomic policies; it has begun to build capacity and has developed the nationally-led budget process and made the budget into its central instrument of reform; and it has made extraordinary efforts to develop key national programs (for example public-works employment programs and community development programs) and to revive social services like education and health.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTSADVERSE EFFECTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTUREARABLE LANDBANKSBIDDINGCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTRAL BANKCENTRALIZATIONCITIESCIVIL SERVICECLIMATECOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPETITIVENESSCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCORRUPTIONCOUNCILSCRIMEDEREGULATIONDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDISABILITIESDISABILITYDIVISION OF LABORDRINKING WATERECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC LIFEECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC SITUATIONECONOMIC STRUCTUREELECTIONSEMPLOYMENTEQUILIBRIUMEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITURESEXPORTSFAMILIESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SECTORGDPGIRLSGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH POTENTIALHEALTH SERVICESHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSIMMUNIZATIONIMPORTSINCOMEINFANT MORTALITYINFLATIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEINVENTORIESLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLIFE EXPECTANCYMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMIC SHOCKSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMARKETINGMORTALITYNATIONAL INCOMENATIONAL SECURITYPARTNERSHIPPEACEPER CAPITA INCOMEPER CAPITA INCOMESPHYSICAL CAPITALPRIVATE SECTORPROCUREMENTPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC SERVICESPURCHASING POWERQUALITY STANDARDSREFUGEESREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREHABILITATIONSAFETYSANITATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL PROGRESSSOCIAL SERVICESSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTAX REFORMSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRADE BARRIERSUSER GROUPSVALUATIONWAGESWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-6095-7