Afghanistan’s Economy and Hamed Wardak

According to the World Bank, things are looking up for the economy of Afghanistan. Individuals such as Hamed Wardak, who work continuously toward the betterment of the quality of life for the people of Afghanistan, would be very happy to hear this news. For example, there has been an escalation of GDP between 2009-10, higher than ever since 2003, at a record 22.5%. As well, domestic revenues during the same time frame increased a staggering 53% from 2008-09. The production of wheat almost doubled compared to the last five years, and mining is booming. What will also please Afghan activists like Hamed Wardak and the Afghanistanian people is that inflation in the country is extremely low.

Afghanistan’s Economic Future and Hamed Wardak

Of course, current news on Afghanistan’s economy is all well and good, but those working for the continued betterment of the country want to know what the future looks like. Thankfully, the World Bank predicts that Afghanistan’s economic future looks bright too. GDP for 2010-11 is predicted to be just over 8% and inflation, just under 5% even though disinflation seems to be at a halt. As well, the boom in mining will continue and cereal production prospects look good. So this kind of news is great for the people of Afghanistan, and for activists such as Hamed Wardak.

Hamed Wardak and Afghan Cricket

Hamed Wardak is someone who is always looking towards improving the quality of life for the people of Afghanistan. As such, any venture that supports education for its youth, would be a welcome one. Currently, the region’s cricket team is selling cricket jerseys through a website which is great. But what is interesting to a man like Hamed Wardak is that the money that will be raised from the sale of these jerseys is going towards constructing a school in the village of each cricket player. The origins behind this idea came from Mohamed Nabi, one of the team’s star players,“an all rounder who can bat consecutive 6’s.” Clearly therefore, as well as being great on the field, Nabi, like Wardak, is trying to find ways to better the lives of the Afghan people, from an early age, via a good education.

Hamed Wardak and Education

Hamed Wardak is also extremely supportive of ventures which work towards the betterment of people’s lives in Afghanistan, might well have something in common with the cricket’s team’s ex-middle order batsman. Raees Ahmadza, is, “committed to education for boys and girls. He is hoping to build a school for girls, as there currently isn’t one, as well as develop the girls cricket team in his village.”

Hamed Wardak and Merrill Lynch

When he first began what has now become a very successful business career, Hamed Wardak worked at Merrill Lynch in different states of America. At the time, Wardak was given multi-million dollar assignments at the company. Today, Merrill Lynch enjoys success not just as a business, but also working with other organizations to try to make advancements in important areas such as health care. For example, the company recently is due to hold their Health Care Conference, with participants such as CONMED Corporation. This Corporation works with surgical devices within the medical technology area.

Wardak and Health Care

Someone like Hamed Wardak would be only too pleased with exciting new projects like this. Such a joint venture between a high-end financial management company and a medical tech company can only be beneficial to everyone involved.

Afghanistan-American Meeting

On Tuesday, May 11th, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened key talks with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the White House. While the two nations have had recent disputes, Clinton emphasized that the United States is committed to helping Afghanistan and that they will continue to support Afghanistan long after U.S. combat troops have withdrawn from the region. This is certainly positive news for Afghan-American leaders like Hamed Wardak and the many others who have been pressing for improved relations between the two nations.

President Obama is expected to meet with President Karzai today, Wednesday, May 12th, to continue the talks.

Angelina Jolie Helping UNHCR

Certainly, every organization wants to have spokespeople and volunteers who can truly make an impact. UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency) is lucky enough to have such a person with famous actress Angelina Jolie. Since 2001, American actress Jolie has been traveling the world for UNHCR to help refugees in over 20 countries.

Other important contributors such as Hamed Wardak have also worked tirelessly to contribute to helping refugees in Afghanistan and other locations. Certainly, all of these efforts help UNHCR to get its important and difficult work accomplished.

A More Peaceful Secure Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, recently urged the Taliban to bid farewell to their weapons. Instead, he wants instead to encourage them to talk about their grievances. Karzai was out visiting a particularly violent northern province, when he made the statement. He also committed to his troops remaining in the republic throughout the duration of the fighting, in another effort to establish peace.

At a Kunduz province, Hamid Karzai pushed the matter further. He appealed to all such Taliban rebels to stop their violence and begin standing by Afghanistan’s Constitution.

Karzai is certainly not alone in his desire to create peace. Individuals such as Hamed Wardak, who has clearly learnt lessons from his father Abdul Rahim Wardak (the republic’s Defense Minister), also dreams of a safer Afghanistan.

Afghan President Talks with Insurgent Group

In recent Afghan news, President Hamid Karzai held talks in Kabul this week with representatives of one of the key insurgent groups that are battling his government. The president’s efforst are to push for an eventual reconciliation with the many warring Afghan factions.

While the United States, and many Afghan groups remain wary of these talks, they clearly show that Karzai is pressing ahead with his reconciliation efforts.

These talks involved a small delegation from the Hezb-i-Islami faction who are loyal to former majaheddin comannder Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The Unites States classifies this group as a terrorist entity and many Afghans regard them as being responsible for large-scale human rights violations.