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der Standard DEThe already low level of satisfaction fell even further one year after the Taliban took power, despite the end of the war
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After 20-year war, Afghanistan reports lowest well-being in recorded history
In 2022, after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban regained power, Afghans reported an average life satisfaction of 1.28 on a scale from 0 to 10—or from the worst possible life to the best possible life—a global, all-time low, according to a new study published in Science Advances.
After twenty years of war, the fall of the Taliban, the arrival of the US and finally their chaotic departure, Afghanistan has not risen, but collapsed. According to new research from the University of Toronto, Afghans are currently the unhappiest people since records began. “The war may be over, but the suffering is certainly not.” […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
Afghanistan has least hope for future in global history
(Photo by Faruk Tokluoğlu via Pexels) By Stephen Beech Afghanistan has the lowest well-being levels in recorded history following the withdrawal of American forces, according to new research. Afghans’ life satisfaction and hope for the future are both at all-time, global lows, suggest the findings. People living there reported an average life satisfaction of just 1.28, on a scale from zero to 10, following the withdrawal of US troops from the wa…
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