KABUL, MAY 9: Afghan President Hamid Karzai opened an investment conference on Tuesday with a plea for businesses to come and make money while acknowledging there were still problems including red tape and corruption.

Surging violence is largely confined to the Afghan south and east but economists say it is a huge deterrent to investment.

And for many of the businesses that do enter the Afghan market, security is a significant extra cost. Nevertheless, Karzai said Afghanistan provided numerous opportunities.
financialexpress.com

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