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As the political feelings change, will lucrative and high-paying (due to higher risk) jobs in Afghanistan continue to be available to civilian and military contractors? While no one can predict the future, we've rounded up five essential reasons why we think working in Afghanistan is going to remain a viable and financially smart idea for years to come.
#5: Just Look at Pakistan.
At the moment, there is a big north American push on Pakistan, whose secret service and government has been responsible (indirectly) for funding a lot of the mess that has gone on in Afghanistan (depending on who you talk to). As Pakistan comes around to the US-centered point of view, it will create further opportunity in Afghanistan due to the massive changes Pakistan can enact.
#4: See the Recent Election Results?
Although fully democratic elections would have heralded a less powerful Taliban and lower levels of intimidation, the fact that the elections didn't come off the way anyone hoped means there's still a ton of work to be done. As corruption is routed out and system-wide changes are enacted with difficulty, the opportunity for contracts will remain high.
#3: Contractors Continue to Head Over.
While public support of the Afghanistan mission has been flagging worldwide, the realities on the ground are such that everyone involved -- from General McChrystal to Obama to all the deployed soldiers -- understand that leaving Afghanistan now, or by the time of the 2010 midterm elections, would be an absolute disaster. Thus, while the public perception is that plans for the country might not be ambitious, the reality is that a 'surge' in both soldiers and contractors working in Afghanistan is already taking place.
#2: There is No Way Anyone Can Suggest The Job is Done.
By no standard can Afghanistan be called a nation-building success. While the situation in Iraq has stabilized somewhat, circumstances are such in Afghanistan that no administration can leave that country alone in good conscience, as it would simply present too great a risk to further attacks on America. As a result, continued effort is inevitable.
#1: It's True -- Risk is High, and Thus So Is The Compensation.
There's no point dancing around the subject -- working in Afghanistan is subject to much higher risks than other places in the world. But as a result, pay will continue to remain at a strong level as long as the risks are there. Situations might change when the country seriously stabilizes, but right now the US government has basically accepted that Afghanistan represents a seriously high -- and unavoidable -- cost for the foreseeable future.
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