Furthermore, the BMZ's engagement was also designed to improve the lives of the Afghan population in the north of the country and in Kabul. [...] Findings of the evaluation with respect to the engagement of the BMZ In retrospect, it is to be noted the political goals agreed with the international community – above all the establishment of sustainable state and economic structures – were not achieved. [...] Efficiency Given the difficult context, the international setting and the high domestic political expectations, the costs of the German government's civil engagement (including that of the BMZ) in Afghanistan were very high – both overall and in relation to the individual inputs delivered. [...] Besides the lack of strategic guidance from the BMZ, the main reasons for this were presumably the pressure to disburse funds and the difficult environment, in some cases exacerbated by the lack of expertise among the implementing actors. [...] The following dilemmas in particular arose for both the German and the international civil engagement: (1) Through its civil engagement the German government, including the BMZ, wanted to modernise the state, the economy and society in Afghanistan.
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