Afghanistan's Development Gains : Progress and Challenges

This note outlines some of the major gains that have been achieved in Afghanistan since the US-led intervention in 2001. The analysis is informed by comparisons to development progress and outcomes in other low-income countries over the same period...

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Main Author:	Haque, Tobias
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT INNOVATION SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY POVERTY LINE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE CHILD MORTALITY GENDER GAP GOVERNANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/218551579623985457/Afghanistans-Development-Gains-Progress-and-Challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33209

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spelling	okr-10986-332092021-09-16T16:02:58Z Afghanistan's Development Gains : Progress and Challenges Haque, Tobias LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT INNOVATION SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY POVERTY LINE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE CHILD MORTALITY GENDER GAP GOVERNANCE This note outlines some of the major gains that have been achieved in Afghanistan since the US-led intervention in 2001. The analysis is informed by comparisons to development progress and outcomes in other low-income countries over the same period. Afghanistan remains mired in conflict and faces immense development challenges. However, donor and government programs executed in the context of rapid economic growth and sound macroeconomic management have supported rapid improvements in provision of basic public services and infrastructure over the past two decades. While progress has been uneven and data to assess progress is sometimes limited or unreliable, increased access to services and infrastructure has driven huge development gains, often far outpacing progress achieved in other low-income countries. Against many indicators, Afghanistan is now performing similarly to other countries at its level of incomes, while receiving similar levels of civilian aid. Development gains remain fragile, however, and continued international support will be required to avoid reversal of recent progress. Section two outlines the extent of international assistance to Afghanistan since 2001. Section three reviews economic performance and overall macroeconomic management. Section four shows how access to services and infrastructure has improved. Section five shows how improved access to services has led to major improvements in development outcomes, including for women. The final section highlights continued weakness in governance and the need for ongoing international support. 2020-01-22T15:37:01Z 2020-01-22T15:37:01Z 2020-01-21 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/218551579623985457/Afghanistans-Development-Gains-Progress-and-Challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33209 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work South Asia Afghanistan
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topic	LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT INNOVATION SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY POVERTY LINE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE CHILD MORTALITY GENDER GAP GOVERNANCE
spellingShingle	LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT INNOVATION SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY POVERTY LINE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE CHILD MORTALITY GENDER GAP GOVERNANCE Haque, Tobias Afghanistan's Development Gains : Progress and Challenges
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description	This note outlines some of the major gains that have been achieved in Afghanistan since the US-led intervention in 2001. The analysis is informed by comparisons to development progress and outcomes in other low-income countries over the same period. Afghanistan remains mired in conflict and faces immense development challenges. However, donor and government programs executed in the context of rapid economic growth and sound macroeconomic management have supported rapid improvements in provision of basic public services and infrastructure over the past two decades. While progress has been uneven and data to assess progress is sometimes limited or unreliable, increased access to services and infrastructure has driven huge development gains, often far outpacing progress achieved in other low-income countries. Against many indicators, Afghanistan is now performing similarly to other countries at its level of incomes, while receiving similar levels of civilian aid. Development gains remain fragile, however, and continued international support will be required to avoid reversal of recent progress. Section two outlines the extent of international assistance to Afghanistan since 2001. Section three reviews economic performance and overall macroeconomic management. Section four shows how access to services and infrastructure has improved. Section five shows how improved access to services has led to major improvements in development outcomes, including for women. The final section highlights continued weakness in governance and the need for ongoing international support.
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author	Haque, Tobias
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title	Afghanistan's Development Gains : Progress and Challenges
title_short	Afghanistan's Development Gains : Progress and Challenges
title_full	Afghanistan's Development Gains : Progress and Challenges
title_fullStr	Afghanistan's Development Gains : Progress and Challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Afghanistan's Development Gains : Progress and Challenges
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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