Afghans pay heavy price for uncertainty

Wakht News Agency - Afghans pay heavy price for uncertainty: Reports: 
"Business has now ground to a halt across much of Afghanistan. Political uncertainty abounds before another presidential vote and security fears are growing as the last foreign combat troops prepare to leave.
"To invest in such an environment would be craziness," acknowledges Hameedullah Omar, marketing manager of a deserted nine-storey office complex in Kabul's main shopping district that was completed only last year.
Foreign donors worried about deteriorating security are leaving as Western forces wind down operations, leaving aid-dependent Kabul to manage its threadbare finances on its own.
The United States and Britain, two of the biggest donors, have already cut aid by up to half."