The key to success in Afghanistan :

Starr, S. Frederick.
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S. Frederick Starr, Andrew C. Kuchins ; with Stephen Benson, Elie Krakowski, Johannes Linn, and Thomas Sanderson.
Washington, D.C. : The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, ©2010.
48 pages : maps ; 30 cm.
English
9789185937837
Postwar reconstruction
Afghanistan.
Trade routes
Strategic aspects.
Asia, Central
Economic stabilization
Afghanistan.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Afghanistan.
Roads
Afghanistan.
Railroads
Afghanistan.
,Asia, Central -- Economic integration.
,Afghanistan -- Commerce.
Pamphlet DS371.4. / S73 2010
Library of Congress Classification / Monograph
3ACKU000377563 3ACKU000381664
Abstract: One of the most promising ways forward for the U.S. and NATO in Afghanistan is to focus on removing the impediments to continental transport and trade across Afghanistan's territory. Many existing international initiatives from the Mediterranean to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia are already bringing parts of this network into being. Absent is the overall prioritization, coordination, and risk management that will enable Afghanistan to emerge as a natural hub and transit point for roads, railroads, pipelines, and electric lines. America and its coalition partners can provide these missing ingredients. Opening the great channels of transport and trade will improve the lives of average Afghans, reinforce the military effort, and create a sustained income stream for the Afghan government. It will begin reaping these benefits with-in 18 to 24 months.