Both Afghanistan and the neighboring provinces of Pakistan are impoverished regions, with vast unemployment, bulging youth populations, prolonged droughts, widespread hunger, and pervasive economic deprivation. It is easy for the Taliban and al-Qaeda to mobilize fighters under such conditions.
阿富汗和邻近的巴基斯坦省份都是贫穷地区，有着大面积失业、大量年轻人口、连年干旱、蔓延的饥荒和普遍的经济弱势群体。在这样的情况下，塔利班和基地组织很容易招兵买马。