Afghanistan's efforts to revive its economy have prompted praise from the International Monetary Fund, although it warned the success could be threatened by the drugs trade, insecurity and slow reform.

In a report issued after a fact-finding mission last month, the IMF said that four years after the removal of the Taliban from government, Afghanistan could see gross domestic product (GDP) growth of "about 14%" between 2005 and 2006 and saluted the "commendable" economic performance of the country.