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• "Afghanistan - had an ancient "Silk Route" - has different regions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "with different - ethnic groups - the infrastructure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "has to be bettered - in all regions - of Afghanistan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the Nato-led troops - are fighting the - Taliban !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "officially 2014 - but only security task - and no civil development task !"

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• "the government - of Afghan president - Ashraf Ghani - extends its authority !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "there should be more - democracy - in Afghanistan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "there should be more - social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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the Afghan Economy - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the government of Afghanistan - needs more revenue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "budget projections - 20% - of overall Afghan expenditures !"

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• "Alhaj Muhammad Aqa - director general finance ministry - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the Afghan government - needed US$ 400m - more !"

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• "than was projected - to reach the - US$ 2.5bn !"

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• "it was about the operating budget - which was mostly salaries !"

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• "taxes - and customs tariffs - were the significant sources - of revenue !"

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• "but those collection processes - needed to be bettered !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "and corruption - reduced - at all levels of the customs process !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the Afghan finance ministry - recorded the performance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "of several would-be - revenue sources - lumber production !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "railway fees - copper mining - and oil transit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "together with - significantly reducing - corruption !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "could potentially - double - the customs revenues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Afghanistan - needs US$ 7bn annually - for the next decade !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "to sustain a - functional government - and infrastructure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the Afghan economy - should be - more just !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "and there should be - sustainable development - for all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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