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Interviews with Afghan citizens highlight the sense of insecurity that many continue to feel despite
a decade of international reconstruction. Mixed progress in economic stability, women’s rights, and the establishment of a central governing authority has resulted in varied experiences of individual security. Persistent violent conlict, illiteracy, and weak governance continue to undermine individual experiences of security, yet economic opportunities, personal freedoms, and feelings of safety are better than in years past. However, international efforts have been insuficient to guarantee good governance or economic security, and the upcoming withdrawal of international forces in 2014 has created anxiety about Afghanistan’s future.
ETHNIC GROUPS*
42% Pashtuns
29% Tajiks 9.0% Uzbeks 9.0% Hazaras 11% Others
GLOBAL PEACE INDEX 2014
161 162
(IEP 2014A)
Human Security
in Afghanistan
Shafeek Seddiq | Mariam Sai | Afghanistan Justice Organisation (AJO)
Urban
perspectives:
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2013
169 187
POPULATION
30.55 MILLION IN 2013 (WORLD BANK 2014A)
AFGANISTAN
(UNDP 2014)
=10.000.000
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