If the security problem disappeared overnight, how long would it take? I am not saying exactly grow all their own food, although I have heard they could feed the mid-East..from what I have seen of their farms it looks more like gravel than farmland, but they manage to eke out a living even now...but things will happen so fast it will make our heads spin. And wait until Afghanistan is rebuilt..they used to have incredible gardens, orchards etc. there from what I read. mg