A social issue is a problem that influences many citizens within a society. It is a common problem in present-day society and one that many people strive to solve. It is often the consequence of factors extending beyond an individual's control. Civil war has brought a variety of social ills in Afghanistan, such as poverty, interethnic strife, inequality of women, and widespread thievery, kidnapping, and banditry. Blood feuds handed down through generations are legendary, and revenge is regarded as a necessary redress of wrongs. The civil war has strengthened these tendencies.
2. Content:
Concept of Social Issues
About Afghanistan
Social issues in Afghanistan
Poverty as a Social issue in Afghanistan
Security Issues
Health and Healthcare Issues
Unemployment Issues
Child abuse and Child labor
Violence against women
Illiteracy issue
Drug abuse and drug addiction
Immigrations issues
4. Definition
Social issues are moral problems that affect members of society directly or indirectly,
some of this issues include, poverty, security, crime, addiction to drugs, immigrations,
divorces and etc..
5. A social issue is a problem that influences many citizens within a society.
Social issues are Common problem in present-days
Societies and countries strive to solve.
7. A brief introduction to Afghanistan
Afghanistan is mostly mountainous country mountains occupies two-thirds
of the country
Afghanistan bordered with Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, China,
Pakistan and Iran
Afghanistan has four major rivers
Kabul, the Helmand, the Amu Darya,
and the Harirud
8. Afghanistan have 34 provinces and the capital of Afghanistan is Kabul
Afghanistan is approximately the size
of Texas.
9. population of Afghanistan is 39 million as of Monday, February 8, 2021
82.7 - 89.7% Sunni, Shia Muslims between 10 - 17%.
0.3% follow other minority religions.
10. Social Issues in Afghanistan
Civil war has brought a variety of social ills in Afghanistan, such as poverty,
insecurity, immigration, violence against women etc…
11. Poverty as a Social issue in Afghanistan
51.7% of Afghans live in multidimensional poverty.
The urban poverty rate is 18.1%, whereas the rural rate is 61.1%. 14.7% of the
population in Kabul are poor
Herat and Nangarhar are home to the highest number of poor people.
12. Security Issues
three decades of war in country brought many challenges
1979, the Soviet union military invaded Afghanistan,
Pakistani, United States, Saudi, and other states that backed Afghan mujahedeen
Soviets finally withdrew in 1989,
1 million Afghans had been killed
five million fled abroad.
15,000 Soviet soldiers were dead and 35,000 wounded.
the Taliban emerged in Southern Afghanistan
14. Afghanistan Ranked the second least peaceful country in the world
(Reuters) - Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of
the year as heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban
The Taliban were responsible for 45% of civilian casualties while government troops caused
23%, it said. U.S.-led international forces were responsible for 2%.
15. Health and Healthcare Issues
After 23 years of conflict, Afghanistan’s health system is among the very poorest in the
world.
There are inadequate supplies of medicines, vaccines, equipment and fuel.
An estimated 6 million people have no access, or insufficient access to health care.
Saving lives in Afghanistan depends on having health workers in the field and sufficient
medical supplies, as well as food, shelter and security.
the gap in material and human resources is great
mental stress, affecting every family in Afghanistan over time.
16. 30% of Afghans lack access to basic health services
Only 60% of Afghans have access to health services across the country
17. Unemployment
Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges facing the Afghan people
particularly members of the younger generation
Around 68% of the country’s population of some 31 million people is under the age of 25
since the Taliban were driven out in 2001, and the per capita income in Afghanistan has
grown from $115 in 2001 to 570.00 USD in 2020 according to the World Bank.
but unemployment has remained persistently high
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19. Child abuse and Child labor
Child labor is an issue of growing concern in Afghanistan.
1 out of 4 Afghan children aged seven to 14 is engaged in some form of hard work.
Poverty is an obvious contextual factor that dominates the decision-making of all households to
send their childes to work.
Poor households that send their children to school instead of work are able to justify short-term
sacrifice with the prospect of long-term gains.
20. Childe Abuse
Children are one of the most vulnerable groups of society, but the children of Afghanistan
are more vulnerable than other children .
children are faced with serious threats like kidnapping, trafficking, sexual abuse and sexual
exploitation, drug addiction, murder, beatings
According to the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs Martyrs and Disabled, about six and a half
million children are at risk.
and about 300 thousand children are addict
21. Violence against women
Violence against women is one of the most serious human rights issues in Afghanistan
Although important achievements have been made in different areas
During war in Women’s rights and freedoms were severely restricted
Grave human rights abuses included extra-judicial executions, torture, sexual violence,
disappearances, displacement, forced marriage, trafficking and abduction.
During Taliban time it was difficult for women to go out
On that time girls was avoided to attend schools
Afghanistan has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world
one woman dies every 27 minutes due to pregnancy-related complications. This amounts to
around 25,000 deaths per annum
22. Illiteracy issue
38.2 % of the population literate
60% are illiterate.
9.4 million students in Afghan schools
3.7 % had dropped out of school
by 2030, 60 % of the Afghan population will be literate.
The Taliban now sometimes prefer to control schools rather than to close them.
23. Restrictions on Girls access to Education
Taliban commanders sometimes deny or restrict access girls to school’
cultural factors.
lack of security, non-availability of female teachers
girls usually stop school at around sixth grade
24. Drug abuse and drug addiction
Drug addiction social problem worldwide
200 million of the global population, aged 15-64 are addicted.
509,000 Afghan households being involved in opium cultivation which makes 14 % of the total
population of Afghanistan
920,000 using drug in AFG ; out of which 120,000 are women
women’s success in quitting will be developed
Afghanistan is the exclusive supplier of opium producing 93% of the global opiate market
25. Immigrations
the first large wave of modern outmigration from Afghanistan, caused by the Soviet invasion in
1979
most migrants are in Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan
Between 2002 and 2012, 5.7 million Afghans returned home
the existence of cross-border networks also used for human trafficking operations
26. Conclusion
Afghan people become more bored and tired of social issues
number of immigrations or increasing because of unemployment among Afghan young
generation
the poverty rate is also growing fast
Security and Political settlement remains elusive
None the less, unless the Taliban enter into peace talks, violent resistance will continue
Economically, Afghanistan remains heavily dependent on foreign aid.
The country will need to seriously focus on generating domestic sources of revenue to support
state expenditures and to provide employment opportunities for its citizens