Businesses Succeed in Building Afghanistan Infrastructure

International businesses are fully engaged in building an infrastructure (irrigation, electrical power, etc.) in Afghanistan that never existed.  These firms come under a lot of pressure when they fall behind in their project time lines or experience cost overruns. The security situation impacts the costs and schedules immensely.  Read an article that explores the difficulty of conducting business in Afghanistan and why we need to more fully support these firms.  See "Like No Place on Earth: How U.S. Businesses Are Succeeding in Afghanistan", Forbes.com, February 9, 2011.