Years of bloodshed and grim political and economic fluctuations shifted Afghanistan decades back and created a paralyzing and fragile situation. As a result, most of underground natural resources have remained untouched which could otherwise contribute to the reconstruction process to some extent.

The retired former president Hamid Karazai did not focus much on the country's mineral industry in the last couple of years under his administration. Since 2001, the former president Hamid Karzai did little in the field of rich mineral resources of the state. In late 2006, there were several surveys carried out by the U.S geological Survey and hyper spectral surveys of Afghanistan. The surveys were followed by physical spot checks by geologists of the deposit sites. These surveys found economically exploitable deposits of iron ore (major deposit), aluminum, gold, silver, copper (very big deposit), zinc, mercury, lithium and rare earth (big deposit), but since then, there have not been taken any reasonable steps to set a proper plan for the development of industrial infrastructure.

After the experiment done during the surveys, now it is realized that Afghanista’s fate could be changed by its rich hidden mineral deposits. The country will be running very smoothly on its own once it is developed.

In spite of the ground challenging crisis, the current president, Ashraf Ghani is set to work lots of pending tasks which were supposed to be done during the retired President Hamid Karzai.

Current Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has been appreciated by both his people and his supporters for his bold efforts in all sectors. He recently showed a very interesting initiative by realizing the facts that to exploit the deposits, it is essential for Afghanistan to develop the infrastructure, consisting of railways, roads and electric transmission network, water resources, railways and modern motorway to connect with Pakistan and China.

His visits in several countries brought about great hope that Ashraf Ghani’s visits will bear qualities and achievements in the future. Chinese President’s warm welcome to Ashraf Ghani indicates a willingness to co-operate in Afghanistan's reconstruction process.

China is the only country today that has the financial wealth, expertise and will bear the expense to develop the infrastructure in Afghanistan and integrate it with the China-Pakistan economic corridor.

The development projects can be implemented only when Afghanistan rests in peace. It is in search of peace that President Ghani has taken on board all significant representatives of the stakeholders who took part in the recent election, excluding race and color.

The worst crisis is not only poverty and other factors, but insecurity has created much misbalance in the state's reconstruction process. Mullah Omar, the leading head of terrorist groups and their allied armed insurgents are the only enemies of Afghanistan who created huge gaps between stability and peace. Despite certain blames and political dialogues between Pakistan and Afghanistan under former president Hamid Karzai, yet there is great hope that President Ashraf Ghani’s recent visit with president Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan brings good achievements.

Pakistan plays important role in the reconstruction process by cooperating with the government of Afghanistan to eliminate insurgency, in some ways that could be by military or other peaceful mechanisms but to establish permanent peace in Afghanistan must be the chief objective.

Pakistan's earlier agreements with the Russian government and the understanding reached to a conclusion with the U.S will pave ways for the elimination of terrorists in Pakistan. If Pakistan and Afghanistan can make it happen for peaceful conditions, then there would be a great future waiting for the whole region.

As foreign troops prepare to pull out and taking their all expertise, hardware and aid with them, President Ashraf Ghani must do all he can for the best growth of the state and convenience at a summit with international donors in London on 3-4 December 2015 to make sure that the world does not forget Afghanistan once foreign soldiers are no longer in Afghanistan to counter terrorism. He must make sure that the world contributes in Afghanistan till it becomes self-reliant.

The deadline for the NATO troops to withdraw from Afghanistan due by 31 December 2014. From a peak of around 140,000 in 2011, the force will decrease to 12,000 soldiers, who will remain in Afghanistan to train the national security forces and police as this has already happened. Since the security responsibility is transferred to Afghan forces, security situation has gone worst and little progress being made is now fragile.

It is very certain that the withdrawal of the foreign troops from the country may make Afghanistan more vulnerable against the Taliban insurgents who have been gaining control of major parts of the country this year and push the economy away of the benefits of having tens of thousands of foreign troops stationed in the region.

At the London conference, Afghanistan and its international partners are meant to review the progress made on the ground against the 2012 Tokyo mutual accountability framework, which includes commitments on governance, democracy, finance and human rights. 

The greatest gains since 2001 include the creation of greater political, economic and social spaces, especially for women and young people. But governance and rule of law are still lacking, infrastructure projects are not well thought out and there is a middle-management skills gap.

In this regard, the Afghan ambassador to France and Canada, Mr. Samad argues that president Ashraf Ghani may want to recast some of these commitments to try to make aid more effective and accountable. "This is going to be seen by the new Afghan government as an occasion to renew ties with the international community and to receive strong political and development support for its agenda."

The London conference on Afghanistan will be a constructive opportunity to change the fate of Afghanistan's future. The aid workers must put the list of achievements on the table that they have made during the last 13 years. This will decide the fate of their war effected people.

Observing the ground challenges, there is real growing fear of gains being lost in the sphere of women’s rights, child rights with activists warning that women could be excluded from future peace talks with the Taliban, endangering their status and protection.

In response, the aid groups urge the British and Afghan authorities to make it clear in London conference that women rights are non-negotiable. The chief objective of the meeting on 4 December will be preceded by a civil society event, called (Ainda) conference.

In addition, the Britain's department for international development also stresses that it is expected that women take active participation part throughout the two days meeting to enable women gain their rights and have active participation in the government.

Afghan political experts and its people are with strong belief that the London conference will underline international support for president Ghani to enable him bring about great order in the country's current paralyzing situation in the upcoming years and support Afghanistan to activate its industrial markets and utilize the underground treasures for the reconstruction process. The mineral resources are also an asset that can be used for a long-term and permanent stability in order to change the fate of this war-torn country.