...ari 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. Zari has received coverage in numerous international media outlets, including the New York...
...eldwork for the nationally representative survey, consisting of 10,012 face-to-face interviews in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, took place from July 5 – 23, 2017. Respondents were evenly split between male and female Afghan nationals (80% rural, 20% urban – unweighted) aged 18 and over. Data was weighted to reflect population estimates. The Asia Foundation’s report on this year’s survey findings, as well as the survey data, are available for fr...
...Washington, DC at the U.S. Institute of Peace on December 4, 2018. A follow-up presentation on key findings from the survey related to women and gender equality was held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on December 6, 2018. Video of that presentation can be viewed online. As in previous years, the survey has received coverage in international news media, including Reuters, U.S. News & World Report, and Digital Journal, as well as...
...s at the Washington, DC release event, the survey “provides a statistically-valid, long-term barometer of Afghan public opinion, and helps to contribute to a better collective understanding of Afghan views.” The survey has received coverage in international news media, including The New York Times, Reuters, and The Miami Herald, as well as in Afghan media such as Tolo News. Conversation about the survey findings has been taking place across Twitte...
