This survey, conducted with the direct participation of 1,800 families and indirectly covering nearly 15,000 residents across 20 districts of Kabul, reflects the state of groundwater and people’s access to water in the city. The findings paint a worrying picture of the water crisis facing the Afghan capital.
Sabor Noori, a resident of Badakhshan, says that deforestation has surged in recent months, causing severe floods, soil erosion, and spreading desert-like conditions in parts of the province. He added, “Areas that used to be green and full of forests—which also helped keep floods in check, or as we Badakhshanis call it, reduced the ‘rocky water’—have sadly been destroyed. Beautiful plains and meadows are now turned into rocky, unusable land, and this makes floods even more damaging for the people.”
Afghan youths are leaving their country in search of economic opportunities despite serious risks abroad. Iran remains a primary destination, even amid political unrest and security threats. Salam Watandar’s findings indicates that Afghan young people are migrating to Iran despite the country is facing waves of internal instability and the threat of an external conflict.
Through a series of 29 exclusive and statistical reports, Salam Afghanistan Media Organization’s Omid (Hope) program has shed light on the grim challenges and promising opportunities faced by the Afghan youths.
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar conducted a survey across 28 provinces of Afghanistan to examine young people’s attitudes toward polygamy, revealing that 8 out of 10 participants reject the concept of having multiple spouses.
KABUL (SW) – In a bid to understand young people’s attitudes toward polygamy, Salam Watandar conducted a survey across 28 provinces of Afghanistan to determine which factors influence their acceptance or rejection of the practice.
KABUL (SW) – Findings of a comprehensive survey by Salam Watandar in 25 provinces of Afghanistan show that young people in this age of technology and modernity seek a balance between traditional and modern lifestyles.
This survey examines the rate of educational drop outs among young people and its consequences on the Afghan society. This Survey has investigated the number of educated young individuals, the effectiveness of their education, and it has also investigated the reasons for missing or dropping out of education among young people.
Salam Watandar’s survey findings, based on responses from 412 girls and women across 26 provinces in Afghanistan, reveal that 84% of participants reported experiencing violence from the same gender (female). In contrast, 16% stated that they had never been subjected to violence by womn.
Violence against women is a term in which men are generally known as the perpetrators, and based on the definition of this phenomenon by the United Nations, any gender-based action that threatens the safety and health of women physically, sexually, and psychologically, is violence. However, as it seems, violence against women is not only caused by men, and this phenomenon includes wider dimensions such as the imposition of force and violence by women against women.
KABUL (SW) – The dawn of 2024 brings no respite in the plight of Afghan women and girls reeling from persisting restrictions and tragedies as Salam Watandar takes a glance at some of the key events that shaped their lives in 2023.
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings from interviews with 16 female employees of the National Army in the republic government, who have been dismissed from duty after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, show they are struggling with dire economic situation.
