...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....
...shed by the winning parties after the Second World War is rapidly falling apart and the West European nations are concerned about what will come next but also whether they will have a say in as power shifts further to the East. The big challenge is between the US and China economically and between the US and Russia militarily. Europe increasingly looks excluded from the debate. The survey also found that the popularity of all major world leaders a...
...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...
...and sell goods and services, to work temporarily in another country, or to settle or start living in another country. The survey also found that most Afghans see the importance of vaccination, perhaps indicating the success of public education campaigns on this topic. Nearly all Afghans agree that vaccines are important for children to have (96% “strongly” or “somewhat” agree), and the overwhelming majority agree that vaccinations are compatible...
...%. Urban Afghans also express approval of the government’s handling of the pandemic so far, with 63% expressing agreement or strong agreement with the statement that the government is handling the crisis well. Three-quarters (75%), say that they are willing to give up some of their human rights if it helps prevent the spread of the virus, comparable to the global figure of 76%. Meanwhile, respondents are taking individual action to help prevent th...
...ions, 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 news outlets such as N...
...are. 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 more information and key findings from the survey,...
...Kabul office, for 30 IDIs total, while conducting focus groups with their parents after test screenings. ACSOR sought to speak with parents and children from both urban and rural families who 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 a...
...2017. The survey also found rising acceptance of women’s rights. Over the past few years, the percentage of Afghans saying that the practice of baad (giving a daughter in marriage to resolve a dispute) is acceptable has declined from 21% in 2014 to 12% in 2017, and the percentage who say that the practice of baddal (the exchange of daughters in marriage between families) is acceptable has dropped from 37% in 2014 to 29% in 2017. Disagreement with...
...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...