Billion Dollar Project in Ruins: U.S.’s Roads in Afghanistan are Crumbling

Many Americans look on those suffering in Afghanistan with great pity. What they don’t know is that their country has just added to the Afghans’ suffering – by building them roads. Right now, for a span of 10,000 miles, roads built by the U.S. have begun to deteriorate dramatically, leaving the Afghans to cope with a multitude of casualties brought about by the hazardous structures. These roads had been built in the first place to aid the Afghans that had been seriously lacking paved roads. For a short time, these roads were considered a blessing. Now, however, as they crumble and cause numerous fatal injuries, they have become more of a curse. This may seem like a frivolous matter to Americans, millions miles away from Afghanistan with their roads only plagued by the occasional pothole and little more. This is far from true. The U.S. spent approximately $4 billion dollars on these roads, only to have this large sum of money come to waste. Moreover, Afghans are now left with greater suffering and are waiting for the next round of roads. The U.S.’s economy is not in the state where they can hand out billions in vain. Perhaps, with more fatal errors like that of the roads in Afghanistan, who’s to say that the roads will be the only thing left in ruins?