The Political Economy Of Afghanistan Subject_Gazetteer Title: Manto Baaqiyat

Title: Manto Baaqiyat

Title: Kulliyat-I-Mir

Author: Joseph Davey Cunningham

Author: Rehman Faris

The Political Economy Of Afghanistan Subject_Gazetteer Title: Manto BaaqiyatSince the Soviet intervention, trade and economy in Afghanistan has been in turmoil. However, during the civil war (1992 2001), industry and agriculture had been totally endowed to the criminal trade and economic activities. Poppy cultivation is the main source of income in the country, while wheat, rice and other necessities of life are being imported from Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. At present, Afghanistan has no functioning economy.