I just saw this poll on the UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) website, pretty hilarious in its skeleton approach:
| UNAMA Poll |
| December - Who is most to blame for slow development in Afghanistan? The UN The Government The Taliban View Results Previous Poll |
In my opinion, I'd answer something like: "Fear of the Taliban and other misunderstandings of the country have prevented the UN from engaging in the capacity-building that would give the government the tools it needs to create an environment conducive to development," so I guess my ranking would be: 1. UN, 2. Government, 3. Taliban (with emphasis on the Taliban as the least important obstacle to growth, even though the other sorts of obstacles it presents, particularly strongly in some parts of the country, have spillover effects that limit the growth potential of the environment).
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