State Fragility and the Role of Sustainable Economic Development in Afghanistan

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Published Sep 15, 2025
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Al-Taqwa Journal of Social Science

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Bahaudin G. Mujtaba
College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Belay Seyoum
College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, USA.

Abstract

People in Afghanistan have witnessed the presence of fear, uncertainty, hopelessness, civil unrest, political upheavals, and prolonged suffering of various ethnic groups for about five decades now due to various levels of state fragility. The unfortunate realities and factual data show that nations in the domain of fragile states for many years and decades are often due to ineffective leadership, mismanagement, endemic corruption, and/or foreign interference. 


This paper provides a comprehensive and timely assessment of several warning signs of state fragility that should be reflected upon by all leaders in Afghanistan, along with the importance of sustainable economic development opportunities for all citizens.


Using facts and best practices from other nations regarding political stability and entrepreneurial opportunities, the paper concludes with specific examples of how state fragility can be diagnosed, assessed, and prevented through strategic planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of economic development prospects by public and private sector leaders in Afghanistan.

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Mujtaba, B. G., & Seyoum, B. (2025). State Fragility and the Role of Sustainable Economic Development in Afghanistan. ATJSS, 1(1), 139–154. https://doi.org/10.63476/atjss.v2i2.98

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