Success will also require more funds for reconstruction, development, and alternatives to opium poppy cultivation. Governments in Europe and the US are concerned about budget problems, but in a larger perspective, providing significantly greater resources to Afghanistan now may turn out to save more funds later.
北约如何成功稳定阿富汗局势仍难于预见，除非其投入更多军队并且赋予指挥官更多的机动性。要获得成功还需更多基金用于重建、发展和取代鸦片栽培经济。欧洲和美国政府担心的是预算问题。但从长远来看，目前为阿富汗提供更多的资源日后会节省更多的基金。