This breaking news, reported first my the New York Times, revolutionizes the region. One of the poorest nations in the world just found its ticket to becoming a developed nation. A vastly improved Afghan economy is exactly what U.S. forces have been trying to accomplish for 9 years. Thats a task so hard, in a rocky, war plagued region, that it has been the longest war we have ever fought. With an improved economy, all the isolated parts of the country that have been so hard to control for so long, will become linked by paychecks, banks, loans, and other types of interdependence. In other words, with a better economy comes less ethnic tension and less divisiveness among regional separatists. This is a game changer. Not only does it offer a huge chance for industry in Afghanistan, but it gives the one most important missing thing to a destitute people: Hope.
(The photo above is of the Bamyan Valley, where the Taliban destroyed many priceless historical artifacts when they were in power. The story is interesting and heartbreaking. Perhaps, now, the glory days of Afghanistan will return.)
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