Despite International Focus Kabul Still Plagued By Unemployment And Decay

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 2: Afghans shop in a bicycle and motorcycle market February 02, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Despite years of foreign involvement and the money being committed to Afghanistan from both private and governmental donors, Afghanistan is still plagued by chronic unemployment and neglected public services. Unemployment in the country of some 25 million people is still 40 per cent with more than half the population lives below the poverty line. A man's life expectancy in Afghanistan is 44.04 years, while a woman's is 44.39 years. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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