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Would you invest in Helmand province?

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The Afghan Helmand Province is marketing itself as a huge enterprise zone complete with generous tax breaks, plenty of water and a climate that could grow anything.

Local businessmen are claiming that the Taliban insurgency is now at a low enough point not to put off investors.

Correspondent David Loyn reports on a surprising sales pitch from a place known up to now only for drugs and warfare.

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BBC News - Today - Would you invest in Helmand province?
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On a personal note, yes i would be more then willing to invest in Afghanistan. :tup:
 
A good news, but if i was an investor, i would have waited a bit more. right now, west of the country especially Herat, majority of north, especially Balkh, Baghlan, Samangan, Takhar, Badakhshan, central part of the country, the capital, the east especially jalalabad and laghman are good for investement. Qandahar and Helmand would be in bottom of the list.
 
Actually number of Afghan citizens traveled abroad is increased by mid of last year 20-30% from its actual ratio. What reason, poor security, no market progress, buyer less environment. Many Afghan citizens who traveled Pakistan for business purposes lost their business in Afghanistan. Preference as described to work or business abroad, Russia, EU, UK. Most of them belongs to eastern and south-east provinces, Province Nimruz called as less effected but Helmand and Kandhar are pointed as high risk area and further towards Badakhshan provincial border with Nurestan.
 
Actually number of Afghan citizens traveled abroad is increased by mid of last year 20-30% from its actual ratio. What reason, poor security, no market progress, buyer less environment. Many Afghan citizens who traveled Pakistan for business purposes lost their business in Afghanistan. Preference as described to work or business abroad, Russia, EU, UK. Most of them belongs to eastern and south-east provinces, Province Nimruz called as less effected but Helmand and Kandhar are pointed as high risk area and further towards Badakhshan provincial border with Nurestan.

Badakhshan is doing quite well in terms of security, it is one of the most secure provinces. But it has one main problem, it is very isolated and mountainous province which make things a bit difficult for everybody.
 
How many provinces does Afghanistan have?

The conception of province is different in Afghanistan. The numbers have been changing constantly due to increase in the number of provinces. some districts which are big enough in terms of area and populatin are now province such as Khost and Panjshir which were districts and now provice. i think there are 30-33 provinces now.
 
Badakhshan is doing quite well in terms of security, it is one of the most secure provinces. But it has one main problem, it is very isolated and mountainous province which make things a bit difficult for everybody.

You are right, Badakhshan beautiful province.


How many provinces does Afghanistan have?

33 provinces.
 

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