 With the imminent draw @-@ down of the international assistance to Afghanistan and its implications on the programs and projects supporting Afghan economy and public institutions , Amrullah Saleh warns that , " The task of absorbing tens of thousands of low @-@ quality degree holders , hundreds of thousands of unskilled , unemployed youth , and an ever @-@ increasing ethnic quota in civil service and development projects will be monumentally difficult . This internal stress can only be overcome if Afghanistan diversifies its income sources and expands its extractive industries . " 
