We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Ashgabat has explored two initiatives to bring gas to new markets. In addition to the options below, individuals contact cia in a variety of creative ways.
Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. The taliban remains a serious challenge for the afghan government in. Tor ghar, afghanistan months after the obama administration declared combat operations over in afghanistan, the cia continues to run a shadow war in the eastern part of the country, overseeing. Hydrocarbon exports, the bulk of which is natural gas going to china, make up 25% of turkmenistans gdp. An army ranger who was killed in afghanistan earlier this month was part of a secret program that helps the cia hunt down militant leaders, according to three former special operations soldiers. The taliban still considers itself the rightful government of afghanistan, and it remains a capable and confident insurgent force fighting for the withdrawal of foreign military forces from afghanistan, establishment of sharia law.
Afghanistan is a country at a unique nexus point where numerous indoeuropean civilizations have interacted and often fought, and was an important site of early historical activity. He arrived in southern afghanistan as part of a surge of cia officers to the country in early 2010, the same time that president obama had ordered. Please know, cia does not engage in law enforcement. Afghanistans living standards are among the lowest in the world. Through the ages, the region has been home to various people, among them the aryan indoiranian tribes, such as the kambojas, bactrians, persians, etc. After two postponements, the next presidential election was held in september 2019. Legislature bicameral national assembly consists of the.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2020 information contained here. The new afghan governments next task is to hold national. Corruption, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the afghan governments difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose. The taliban remains a serious challenge for the afghan government in almost every province. Corruption, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the afghan governments difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Former cia officer details despair, confusion in memoir. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20182019 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Cia world fact book, 2004afghanistan wikisource, the free online. The taliban still considers itself the rightful government of afghanistan, and it remains a capable and confident insurgent force fighting for the withdrawal of foreign military forces from afghanistan, establishment of sharia law, and rewriting of the afghan constitution. On 9 october 2004, hamid karzai became the first democratically elected president of afghanistan.
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