Why is Afghanistan not a developed country, where it was the crossroads of the great empires of Alexander the Great, the Persian Empire, Genghis Khan, of the British and Soviet empires. Afghanistan is a country with a very complex history, located in South Asia and often called the crossroads of Central Asia. The country is made up of different ethnic groups who speak different languages. Afghanistan occupied by the British and Soviet armies. The Soviet Union and British empires sent over thousands of troops and immediately took political and military control. The invasion of the Soviet Union and the civil war of 1979 destroyed much of the infrastructure and normal economic activities. Afghanistan lost its domestic products due to losses in labor, transportation and trade. Development is hampered by the invasion of different empires, civil war, corruption and poverty. Afghanistan is today one of the poorest countries in the world. In 1930, Afghanistan began a development program with a weak economy. The government founded banks and introduced paper money. The government has established universities and schools and sends students abroad to study. When the Soviet Union occupied Afghanistan, it destroyed the cities. They used very dangerous weapons and killed so many people. More than four million people have migrated to other countries and left their homes. A large part of the Afghan population faces many problems due to two decades of war; these are the lack of housing, drinking water, electricity, health services, education and jobs, weak governance and insecurity. The war brought a lot of poverty to Afghanistan. A family's income is only $200, the lowest income in the world. This expected that more than 20% percent...... middle of paper ......go to schools and educational centers. Afghans who migrated to other countries are now returning. 60,000 veterans were demobilized. “Yet violence and lack of security remain the most crucial concern in Afghanistan” (Afghanistan). The economy, which had experienced negative growth, is slowly recovering but remains dependent on revenues from illegal opium. (Afghanistan). Works Cited “Afghanistan: History”. web April 12, 2014 http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/afghanistan/history “Afghanistan: Economy”. Web April 12, 2014 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html “AfghanMDGs-ProgressataGlance”. Web April 19, 2014 www.undp.org.af/MDGs/AfghanMDGs-ProgressataGlance.pdf‎ “Outlook for Afghanistan.” web April 14. 2014 https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54v11p2/d905