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5 Reasons To Think About Working In Afghanistan

If you’re looking for high-paying work as a military or civilian contractor and have no issues about working in a region that is higher risk than normal, Afghanistan should never be far from your considerations. But what are some of the reasons that well-paying, high-value contracts still exist there? We’ve rounded up 5 ways that working in Afghanistan will continue to remain viable.

#5: Pakistan is The Key.

Right now, the American government is continually lobbying Pakistan to crack down on Taliban extremists and other Al Qaeda agents, especially in Waziristan — one of the most important provinces on the border with Afghanistan. If the Pakistani government continues to make positive steps in that direction — and many signs point to yes — the opportunities for working in Afghanistan will remain strong, as infrastructure-building will remain fundamental in places that are freed from Taliban control.

#4: Sadly, Elections Went Badly.

Unfortunately for pretty much every group involved, the recent August elections in Afghanistan did not go well. By just about every form of measurement, there was widespread corruption and a serious lack of democratic process, and the Taliban intimidated an untold number of Afghans into not voting. What does this mean for us? That our work in Afghanistan is far from finished, for one thing.

#3: Despite Politics, Work is Still Needed.

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.

It’s a sad fact that Afghanistan has been the ‘forgotten’ war for so long, but now that the situation in Iraq has slightly calmed down, eyes have returned to the original focus. This war has now gone on longer than both World Wars (in terms of American involvement), and sadly nothing has been fully resolved. This means further engagement for some time.

#1: Risks, and thus Pay, Are Rather High.

It’s a dangerous part of the world right now, Afghanistan is. But this means that compensation levels are equally adjusted to the appropriate danger. There’s no point mincing words — there are definite risks in taking a contracting job in that part of the world, but that’s the reason why the US Government pays what it does.

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