Afghanistan National Development Strategy (2008-2013)

The Afghanistan National Development Strategy "represents the efforts of the Afghan people and government, with the support of the international community, to address the major challenges facing the country." It embodies the government’s vision, principles and goals for Afghanistan which builds on its commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2020 and the implementation of the Afghanistan Compact benchmarks. Among the pillars of the strategy are Security, Governance, Rule of Law, Justice and Human Rights, and Economic and Social Development. It also discusses certain issues impacting across all sectors such as regional cooperation, counter-narcotics, anti-corruption, gender equality, capacity building and environmental management.