...ntries around the world that have received press coverage from an array of news organizations, including The Washington Post and The Huffington Post. The survey found that Colombia is the world’s happiest country among those surveyed, with 85% of Colombians saying that they are either “very happy” or “somewhat happy.” By contrast, only 48% of Afghans rated their lives as very or somewhat happy; this was, however, far higher than the percentage of...
...KABUL, Afghanistan, March 17, 2010- The results of the January ABC News broadcast series...
...he 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 Twitter and other social media platforms, marked with the hashtag #AfghanSurvey. The Survey was fielded during a period of uncertainty in Afghanistan: peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban, as well as the lea...
...erage from international news media, including ABC News, Reuters, and U.S. News & World Report, as well as by Afghan media such as Tolo News. The survey covers a wide range of topics, including security, economics, development, women’s issues, migration, and governance. Although outlook continues to be negative, the percentage of Afghans saying that the country is moving in the right direction has increased from 29% in 2016 to 33% in 2017. The sur...
...merous places recently. The 2008 Asia Foundation survey and the recent ABC News survey released in February 2009, were cited in an Economist article on America and Afghanistan. The RAND Corporation’s Seth Jones also used the Asia Foundation data on the PBS NewsHour in a discussion about Afghanistan security issues covered at the recent Munich Security Summit as well as in an article in the Washington Post. Dr. Jones also cited the ABC News poll on...
...has received coverage in international news media, including Reuters, U.S. News & World Report, and Digital Journal, as well as from Afghan media such as Tolo News and Pahjwok. Conversation about the survey findings has been taking place across Twitter and other social media, marked with the hashtag #AfghanSurvey. The survey covers a wide range of topics, including security, economics, development, women’s issues, migration, and governance. The su...
...West Asian region, in which 61% support Clinton and 19% support Trump. Worldwide, 59% of respondents would vote for Clinton if they could, while 25% would vote for Trump. The poll has received press coverage from The New York Times, The Independent, and The Diplomat. For more information, please see the press release at the WIN-GIA website. For detailed results and cross-country and cross-regional comparisons, click here....
...of international news outlets such as Newsweek, AFP, Reuters and The Taipei Times the survey findings were featured on PBS News’ Online NewsHour....
...icles and editorials in The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, and many other news outlets. Full results and data are free and publicly available on The Asia Foundation’s website. In addition, a conversation about the survey’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,...
