Life Today in Afghanistan, 17 Years After U.S. Intervention
What is the status of Afghanistan 17 years after U.S. military intervention? What are the trends in measures of Afghans' well-being? Are Afghans confident in their local police and their military, and are they confident in the honesty of their elections? Â鶹´«Ã½ Senior Editor and Researcher Steve Crabtree explains the country's history as well as Â鶹´«Ã½'s polling trends in the country since 2006. Later, less than two weeks before the midterm elections, what percentage of Americans approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing?
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Â鶹´«Ã½'s 2018 Afghanistan survey reveals record-low well-being levels. Asked to rate their future lives on a zero-to-10 scale, Afghans give an average response of 2.3 -- the lowest recorded for any country worldwide over the past 12 years.
As Taliban attacks attempt to sow fear ahead of Saturday's parliamentary elections, Â鶹´«Ã½ finds that a record-low 13% of Afghans feel safe walking alone in their area at night.
Â鶹´«Ã½'s 2018 edition of its Global Law and Order report shows Venezuela and Afghanistan leading the countries where citizens feel least safe. Singapore rates as the world's safest.
