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As the political feelings change, will lucrative and high-paying (due to higher risk) jobs in Afghanistan continue to be available to civilian and military contractors? While no one can predict the future, we’ve rounded up five essential reasons why we think working in Afghanistan is going to remain a viable and financially smart idea for years to come.

#5: There’s a Big Push on Pakistan.

At the moment, there is a big north American push on Pakistan, whose secret service and government has been responsible (indirectly) for funding a lot of the mess that has gone on in Afghanistan (depending on who you talk to). As Pakistan comes around to the US-centered point of view, it will create further opportunity in Afghanistan due to the massive changes Pakistan can enact.

#4: Sadly, Elections Went Badly.

Unfortunately for pretty much every group involved, the recent August elections in Afghanistan did not go well. By just about every form of measurement, there was widespread corruption and a serious lack of democratic process, and the Taliban intimidated an untold number of Afghans into not voting. What does this mean for us? That our work in Afghanistan is far from finished, for one thing.

#3: Despite Politics, Work is Still Needed.

While public support of the Afghanistan mission has been flagging worldwide, the realities on the ground are such that everyone involved — from General McChrystal to Obama to all the deployed soldiers — understand that leaving Afghanistan now, or by the time of the 2010 midterm elections, would be an absolute disaster. Thus, while the public perception is that plans for the country might not be ambitious, the reality is that a ‘surge’ in both soldiers and contractors working in Afghanistan is already taking place.

#2: There is No Way Anyone Can Suggest The Job is Done.

By no standard can Afghanistan be called a nation-building success. While the situation in Iraq has stabilized somewhat, circumstances are such in Afghanistan that no administration can leave that country alone in good conscience, as it would simply present too great a risk to further attacks on America. As a result, continued effort is inevitable.

#1: It’s True — Risk is High, and Thus So Is The Compensation.

It’s a dangerous part of the world right now, Afghanistan is. But this means that compensation levels are equally adjusted to the appropriate danger. There’s no point mincing words — there are definite risks in taking a contracting job in that part of the world, but that’s the reason why the US Government pays what it does.

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