KABUL — Afghans worry more, laugh less and are more pessimistic than any nation surveyed by Gallup since 2006, when the group began polling people about their general state of well-being. Gallup called it a “new low for any country in any year.”The poll surveyed 1,000 Afghans in July, in face-to-face interviews, and had a 3.8 per cent margin of error. The survey highlights Afghans’ “near universal lack of optimism,” he added. “This nobody can deny.”Almost none of the Afghans who were surveyed thought their economic situation would improve this year, and only 4 per cent reported a better standard of living. Nearly 60 per cent said there were times they couldn’t afford food, and 50 per cent said there were times they couldn’t afford shelter.

Source: National Post October 29, 2018 12:56 UTC