...that 93% of those who use a mobile device say it enhances the quality of their life. [1] The State of Telecommunications and Internet in Afghanistan: Six Years Later (2006-2012). USAID Report. Online: http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1871/The%20State%20of%20Telecoms%20and%20Internet%20%20in%20Afghanistan%20(2006-2012)%20Low-Res.pdf....
...y’s findings has been occurring on Twitter, marked with #AfghanSurvey. The past year has been a challenging one for Afghanistan, and this is reflected in this year’s findings. 2015 has seen economic decline, heightened Taliban activity, and the emergence of Da’esh (ISIS) following the withdrawal of most U.S. and NATO forces at the end of 2014. The survey was conducted in the midst of the country’s deadliest fighting season since the Intervention i...
...nformation institutions, the role of women and Islam in society, and the impact of media with particular focus on the August 20th presidential elections. It was conducted from June 17 to July 6, 2009 by 648 male and female interviewers in all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces with a sample size of 6,406 and a margin of error of plus or minus 1.22%. The full results are available here. In addition to being covered by a wide variety of international new...
...rtphones using the Research Control Solutions software. Interviews were conducted in Dari and Pashto with 470 male and female Kabulis over the age of 18. This exciting development means that urban surveys in Afghanistan can now be conducted on mobile devices as well as with pen and paper. RCS surveys can also be administered via tablet, on computers, or online. ACSOR looks forward to using this new technology in future projects when possible. For...
...o represented a range of ethnicities and education levels. Research was conducted in both Dari and Pashto. Feedback about Zari was mostly positive. Most of the children liked her, and parents said that she spoke and looked like an Afghan girl. Most were also able to remember the segments she had appeared in during the test screenings. Zari debuted on Season Five of Baghch-e-Simsim shortly after ACSOR completed its testing and presented its report....
...to 29% in 2017. Disagreement with these practices correlates with higher education. In addition, a majority (90%) believe that a daughter is entitled to part of her father’s miras, or inheritance. Meanwhile, support for women receiving education and working outside the home has risen, especially in urban areas. Fieldwork for the nationally representative survey, consisting of 10,012 face-to-face interviews in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, took...
...yment, and poor governance cited as the main reasons. Fear while voting or participating in a peaceful demonstration has also increased. However, the survey did find some hopeful signs: support for women’s access to education continues to increase, with 84% now saying that women should have the same opportunities as men in education. The survey also found that despite recent gains by the Taliban, support for the movement remains low, with only abo...
...Peace on December 3, 2019. Video of the full presentation, including introductory remarks and the question and answer session, can be viewed online. A follow-up presentation on key findings from the survey related to women and gender at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is scheduled for December 5, 2019. Over the course of the last decade and a half, the joint efforts of ACSOR, D3, the Asia Foundation, and other implementing partners...