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To: E. Charters who wrote (76395)	9/13/2001 11:14:56 PM
From: Gord Bolton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116894

That is the problem Eric, what they want will be in the hills. If they want them they will have to go in and dig them out. Iraq had something to loose. Afghanistan? The US can drop every bomb that they have on Afghanistan and it would accomplish little more than shifting the dirt and rocks and hills a little. Like a bad storm they might accelerate the erosion process ever so slightly. Wouldn't make much difference as those hills are still rising.

To: E. Charters who wrote (76395)	9/13/2001 11:35:45 PM
From: Gord Bolton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116894

There is only one word for this---Dismal Economy - overview: Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising (sheep and goats). Economic considerations have played second fiddle to political and military upheavals during two decades of war, including the nearly 10-year Soviet military occupation (which ended 15 February 1989). During that conflict one-third of the population fled the country, with Pakistan and Iran sheltering a combined peak of more than 6 million refugees. In early 1999, 1.2 million Afghan refugees remained in Pakistan and about 1.4 million in Iran. Gross domestic product has fallen substantially over the past 20 years because of the loss of labor and capital and the disruption of trade and transport. The majority of the population continues to suffer from insufficient food, clothing, housing, and medical care. Inflation remains a serious problem throughout the country. International aid can deal with only a fraction of the humanitarian problem, let alone promote economic development. The economic situation did not improve in 1998-99, as internal civil strife continued, hampering both domestic economic policies and international aid efforts. Numerical data are likely to be either unavailable or unreliable. Afghanistan was by far the largest producer of opium poppies in 1999, and narcotics trafficking is a major source of revenue. odci.gov