Afghanistan tastes capitalism

"His shop is one of many signs that some in the Afghan capital are now very wealthy -- although Kabul's mirrored glass malls and lavish mansions often sit on dusty roads dotted with children begging for money, highlighting wider, ingrained poverty."

Yup, that's capitalism alright.

Yes, that is capitalism. Before EVERYONE was poor. Now some are rich, some poor and some working in new factories.

Try reading a little, might help you.

"Such pockets of wealth in what remains one of the world's poorest countries were unthinkable under the Taliban, whose imposition of a strict version of sharia law after a devastating civil war left little room for economic growth."

Nope, you would be wrong. Here's some proof:

http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=af&v=67

Since 1999, Afghanistan's PPP-normed GDP per capita has been flat. Let's compare to socialist canada over the same time period.

http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?v=67&c=ca&l=en

While Canada GDP/capita has nearly doubled (probably would have doubled if not for the 2008 crisis), Afghanistan has been stuck in a ditch.

http://www.indexmundi.com/afghanistan/economy_profile.html

From your source, which you conveniently did not quote:

"Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth."

PPP is not an appropriate measure of development and growth in Afghanistan. You know this dude.

yes because before the US invaded there was NO business whatsoever in Afghanistan. gimme a break

Isn't their primary export still heroin?

Thanks Uncle Sam? Dude you need a reality check. Uncle Sam raped the shit out of that country for a decade. And don't give me this bullshit about liberating them from the Taliban. Please do a little research on who backed the Taliban's bid for power in the 90s (Hint: the US was very keen on building an oil and gas pipeline there).

Yawn.

The US backed the Taliban against the Soviets. You know, the ones who had bomblets that looked like toys to killed children. Unfortunately they went off the reservation.

We didn't liberate Afghanistan? I didn't realize it was a utopia before we got there. The kind Taliban huh?

Get real. The country is still a mess, but by many measures it is much better than before. Everyone expects zero to USA in 10 years. Things take time.