Official Praise for IWPR's Afghan Debates
Project encourages public participation in politics.
Project encourages public participation in politics.
Unemployment and security concerns prompt tens of thousands of young people to leave the country.
Fear of retribution means victims feel they have no choice but to stay silent.
Young people turn to narcotics to escape lives of poverty.
Easy access to heroin coupled with poverty creates a growing problem.
Thousands attend unregistered madrassas where the government has no control.
Mothers may face ridicule and mistreatment if they have daughters rather than sons.
Journalists complain that officials continually obstruct their work.
Taxpayers say they'd be happier contributing if they were sure the money wasn’t being purloined.
Government needs to confront factors that lead young people into violence.