Supporting Growth and Stability in Afghanistan : The Country Partnership Framework Summary 2017 to 2020
There have been substantial improvements in development outcomes in Afghanistan since 2001, particularly in terms of improved access to basic services such as water, sanitation, and electricity, and increased human development in education and heal...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Kabul
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981921484280075232/Supporting-growth-and-stability-in-Afghanistan-the-country-partnership-framework-summary-2017-to-2020 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25849 |
| Summary: | There have been substantial improvements
in development outcomes in Afghanistan since 2001,
particularly in terms of improved access to basic services
such as water, sanitation, and electricity, and increased
human development in education and health. However, some
gains are now being eroded due to growing insecurity,
stagnating growth, and rising levels of poverty. Economic
growth in Afghanistan has slowed after a period of rapid
growth between 2003 and 2012. While the Government of
Afghanistan is committed to an ambitious reform program, it
is doing so in the midst of political and economic
uncertainty. Afghanistan remains a deeply fragile and
conflict-affected country. The long years of war have
hollowed out state institutions and led to widespread
disenchantment with the ruling elite and have fueled the
Taliban insurgency. Internal displacement as a result of
conflict has led to over 1 million internally displaced
persons.At the same time, the country’s difficult
topography, vulnerability to climate change, and growing
population at 3 percent a year have imposed additional
constraints on development. For economic growth to have any
impact on poverty, it has to be particularly high and broad
based to compensate for the high population growth rate and
youth bulge. At nearly 50 percent, Afghanistan’s proportion
of population aged 15 years or below is the second highest
in the world. Poor nutrition, especially of children,
threatens welfare and education gains. |
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