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on reconstructing Afghanistan’s political system and conducted a presidential election in 2004, National Assembly elections in 2005 and also developed a new constitution. Afghanistan’s economy has experienced a positive growth rate since 2001. This improvement in the economy is mainly due to the recovery of the agricultural sector, service sector growth and international aid. The country’s GDP as of July 2011 was $30.11 billion.Despite the increasing economic growth rate that the country witnessed in the past few years, Afghanistan still seems to depend on international aid and the people suffer from insufficient jobs, lack of water, medical care, housing and electricity shortage. On the basis of these aspects, Afghanistan is believed to have one of the lowest living standards in the world.The country hopes to see a change in its economic status as it has a number of unexploited mineral and energy resources that can indeed contribute to the economic growth rate of Afghanistan.Overview of ResourcesAfghanistan’s key mineral resources include gold, chromium, lead, copper, zinc, precious and...