Afghans blame poverty.AFGHANS This is a list of famous Afghans.
One in five has been tortured and one in 10 has been imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- at least once since the 1979 Soviet invasion, the survey by Oxfam found. And only 1% of those interviewed reported receiving any form of compensation or apology apology [Gr.,=defense], literary work that defends, justifies, or clarifies an author's ideas or point of view. Unlike the ordinary use of the word, the literary use neither implies that wrong has been done nor expresses regret. for the harm done to them over the past three decades. Asked to list the major causes of the long-running conflict, 70% of Afghans named poverty and unemployment. This was followed by corruption and ineffective government (48%), the Taliban (36%), interference by other countries (25%), al Qaida (18%) and the presence of international forces (18%). Afghans in Helmand Province - where nearly all of Britain's 9,000 troops in the country are based - were most likely to blame lack of support from the international community for the violence. People in Helmand interviewed for the survey listed the main factors behind the fighting as poverty and unemployment (89%), corruption (83%) and lack of international support (81%), with the presence of international forces on 29%. The research also found that three-quarters of Afghans have been forced to leave their homes since 1979 and one in six is currently considering quitting the country. |
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