Economy Tops List of Five Biggest Issues for Afghanistan

A recent poll asked Afghans to list their most pressing problems

By U.S. News Staff

March 4, 2009 RSS Feed Print
  1. Bad Economy - 41 percent
  2. Unemployment - 16 percent
  3. Security - 12 percent
  4. High Costs - 9 percent
  5. Lack of Water and Power - 5 percent

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Source: Gallup

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I am an Afghan, and I really like in the order the problems are presented. I wrote a whole essay, trying to explain how these all lead to each other. But please do not forget Education; only 37% of Afghans are educated. Nowadays, education is just for privileged Afghans, which is a real pity. I would put education after security. I hope the new generation will chose the best path to both benefit themselves and society.

B. Fatima A. of NM 3:14PM September 28, 2011

I am an Afghan, and I really like in the order the problems are presented. I wrote a whole essay, trying to explain how these all lead to each other. But please do not forget Education; only 37% of Afghans are educated. Nowadays, education is just for privileged Afghans, which is a real pity. I would put education after security. I hope the new generation will chose the best path to both benefit themselves and society.

Bibi Fatima Arabzada of NM 3:13PM September 28, 2011

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