In Afghanistan, public confidence in the future reaches a new low
More Afghans fear their country is headed in the wrong direction than at any point in the past decade, according to an annual survey of public opinion in Afghanistan released Tuesday. The Asia...
View ArticleCitizens more concerned about overall direction of Afghanistan, survey shows
A new survey conducted The Asia Foundation shows that Afghans are more concerned over political transition, insecurity, and struggling economy of the country and there for losing confidence in the...
View ArticleSurvey finds security, economy major concerns for Afghans as war spreads,...
A nationwide survey has found Afghans most concerned about lack of security and the economy amid an escalating war with the Taliban and rising unemployment. ......
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Releases 2015 Survey of the Afghan People (The Asia...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Major Afghan public opinion poll reveals rising concern over political transition, insecurity, and struggling economy Kabul, November 16, 2015 - Afghan optimism about the...
View ArticleFear among Afghans at highest level for a decade: survey
KABUL: Afghans fear for their safety more than at any time in over a decade, according to an annual survey published Tuesday, which also found confidence in the government at its lowest since polling...
View ArticleSurvey: Afghans Feel Country Headed in Wrong Direction
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— A new nationwide survey of public opinion in Afghanistan reports 58 percent of Afghans say the country is headed in the wrong direction. The San Francisco-based Asia Foundation...
View ArticleAfghanistan survey finds security, economy major concerns
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) A nationwide survey has found Afghans most concerned about lack of security and the economy amid an...
View ArticleGermany to send 130 more soldiers to Afghanistan
Germany will send 130 more soldiers to Afghanistan, the government said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting to discuss support for Afghan forces struggling to tackle an Islamist insurgency. The...
View ArticleDiscontent rife in Afghanistan: 40% of people keen to leave, survey says
Annual survey shows Afghans less optimistic about their country’s future than at any point during the past decade, shedding light on why so many flee to Europe...
View ArticleSurvey: Afghans’ optimism fading
KABUL, Afghanistan — Escalating violence and corruption have driven optimism and hope among Afghans to the lowest level in a decade, the Asia Foundation said in a survey published Tuesday. For the...
View ArticleGermany announces to increase its troop numbers to 980 in Afghanistan
Germany currently has up to 850 troops assisting NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan but the country has announced increasing this number to 980. Mainly after the seizure of a provincial...
View ArticleGerman Campaign Asks Afghans To Think Twice Before They Go
"Leaving Afghanistan? Are you sure?" That's the question the German Embassy in Kabul is asking Afghans considering fleeing their home country for a new life in the West. The answer, provided by way of...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Releases 2015 Survey of the Afghan People
KABUL, Afghanistan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Afghan optimism about the overall direction of the country, fear for personal safety, and confidence in government fell to their lowest point in a decade. Afghans...
View ArticleAfghan probe finds leadership failure behind fall of Kunduz
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) An Afghan investigation has found that weak leadership, misuse of resources and lack of coordination...
View Article20 Bus Passengers Kidnapped in Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— Authorities in Afghanistan said unknown gunmen on Saturday kidnapped at least 20 bus passengers in a southern region where suspected loyalists of the self-named Islamic State (IS)...
View ArticleSlow road from Kabul highlights China's challenge in Afghanistan
KABUL: A new road linking the Afghan capital with a trade hub near Pakistan has been stuck in the slow lane since a state-owned Chinese company took the contract to build it two years ago, bedevilled...
View ArticleAP Interview: US must address waste, fraud in Afghan aid
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) With Washington set to send billions of dollars in fresh aid to Afghanistan despite the military drawdown, the U.S. official in charge of auditing assistance programs says...
View ArticleFeared Afghan warlord known for anti-US stance seeks comeback
KABUL, Afghanistan -- After more than 40 years at war, one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, designated a "global terrorist" by the United States and blacklisted by the United Nations along...
View ArticleEx-Afghan PM Hekmatyar calls for 'real and fair peace'
After more than 40 years at war, a former Afghan prime minister, who has been labelled as a "global terrorist" by the US and blacklisted by the UN, appears to be seeking a comeback. Gulbuddin...
View ArticleGulbuddin Hekmatyar seeks comeback in Afghanistan
KABUL: After more than 40 years at war, one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, designated a "global terrorist" by the United States (US) and blacklisted by the United Nations (UN) along with...
View ArticleNotorious warlord seeks comeback, leverage in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) After more than 40 years at war, one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, designated a "global terrorist" by the United States and blacklisted by the United Nations along...
View ArticleSurvey
Optimism for the future was at its highest in the southern province of Helmand - a Taliban stronghold - and lowest in Kabul, according to the survey. Afghan residents walk as smoke rises from a suicide...
View ArticleAfghanistan says Pakistan unleashing terrorists as 'violent proxies'
United Nations, Dec 1 (IANS) Calling 2015 the bloodiest year since 2001, Afghanistan has lashed out against Pakistan accusing it of unleashing terrorists as "violent proxies" because of its anxiety...
View ArticleNATO To Debate Future Role In Afghanistan
NATO foreign ministers will debate the military alliance's future role in Afghanistan at a meeting in Brussels on December 1. Calls are growing to postpone a further drawdown of forces from Afghanistan...
View ArticleOnce-notorious warlord seeks comeback, leverage in Afghanistan
“Peace can be established and the fighting can end once the occupation is over, foreign forces leave and the people of the Afghan nation are given the right to choose their own destiny and establish...
View ArticlePakistan using terrorists as violent proxies: Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS: Hitting out at Pakistan for using terrorists as "violent proxies", Afghanistan has blamed Islamabad's "unnecessary anxiety" over its ties with India for a sharp spike in civilian and...
View ArticleNATO Troop Extension Comes at Perilous Time for Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— The Taliban has denounced NATO’s decision to extend its mission in Afghanistan by keeping 12,000 troops through 2016 and continuing military financial assistance to the Kabul...
View ArticleAfghan official: Suicide bombing in east wounds 9 people
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) An Afghan official says a suicide car bombing in the country's east has wounded nine people, including six...
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