Afghanistan Trailing Badly On Development: Study

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP)--Afghanistan is fifth last on a global index of human development, according to a report released Sunday, despite billions of dollars in aid and help since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. --- The country's ranking on the Human Development Index - a composite survey of education, longevity and economic performance - is the lowest outside Africa, according to the Afghanistan Human Development Report 2007.