Taliban era vs current situation in the country

 

Taliban era vs current situation in the country

the situation in the country better now than it was under the Taliban regime?

The United States says its troops will leave Afghanistan on September 11. In the meantime, it will be almost 20 years since the US intervention in the country and the fall of the Taliban government at its hands.

General Nick Carter, the UK's Chief of Defense Staff, recently told the BBC that "Afghanistan has undergone tremendous evolution in this period." He points to the improvement in women's lives, education and the media as evidence.

We have tried to see from the available data what has improved in some of these areas now.

How violent is Afghanistan now?

Violence has continued across Afghanistan in recent years, despite a peace deal between the United States and the Taliban and efforts to pave the way for foreign troops to leave the country.

In the first three months of this year, the number of civilian casualties was much higher than last year, according to the United Nations, and included a large number of women and children.

Taliban era vs current situation in the country

Most of the deaths were attributed to militant groups such as the Taliban.00In 2020, more than 3,000 civilians were killed. This is the seventh year in a row that the death toll has remained at that level. According to the United Nations, a large number of targeted killings took place last year, targeting members of civil society, the media, the judiciary and the civil administration.

In 2019, the BBC tracked the violence in August and found that an average of 74 men, women and children were killed every day.

This is the highest annual death toll since the conflict began in Afghanistan last year, when more than 3,800 people were killed and more than 7,180 were injured.

The situation of women

During the Taliban regime in the 1990s, women were banned from working and their education was discouraged.

That changed in 2001, and now, according to Afghanistan's National Statistics Office, even though the majority of men work in government departments and large public institutions, the number of women has increased significantly over the past two decades. 

Taliban era vs current situation in the country

The number of male personnel also increased during this period, but the growth rate of female personnel remained high (69% for women vs. 41% for men).We do not know at what level these women are working or how much they are paid compared to male employees. In addition, data on non-government employees is not available.Statistics show that in 2004, the number of women working in these fields was just over 51,200. By 2018, that number had reached about 87,000. No further data is available.

A recent US government report on gender equality said there was now an "unprecedented" number of women in public office and a minimum quota for women in provincial and district councils, including the National Assembly. The report also noted an increase in the number of female police officers, from 180 in 2005 to 3,560 in 2019. In addition, the number of female judges has increased from 5% in 2007 to 13% in 2018.

Women's education

Human Rights Watch says the number of children in schools at all levels rose from 900,000 in 2001 to 92 million in 2017. 39% of them are girls.

Taliban era vs current situation in the country

When you talk about primary education, according to the UN data, the number of girls studying in 2012 was more than 40%, but since then it has decreased. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a 2019 report that "girls of all ages in Afghanistan are far less likely to attend school than boys, but gender discrimination begins to increase between the ages of 10 and 14." Reaches its peak.

According to UNICEF, out of 3.7 million out-of-school children, 60% are girls.

The agency also says that girls' school enrollment rates are very low in large parts of Afghanistan, especially in areas controlled by the Taliban and other militant groups.

Afghanistan's National Education Strategic Plan (2017-2021) recognizes the need to invest in girls' education to ensure equality in access to education.

More women are now working in the education sector than ever before. As of 2018, one-third of Afghanistan's teachers were women, and female literacy rates have risen.

And according to official data from 2002 to 2018, the number of female students in public universities has increased almost sevenfold, more than the increase in the number of male students in the same period.

It is also important to note that US officials overseeing reconstruction in Afghanistan have pointed to a number of issues in official data and say that the enrollment rate has been raised for a number of reasons. It is possible.

Poverty situation

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, but economic growth has accelerated since the US intervention in 2001, following international aid.

This can be seen in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data, which averaged 9.4 percent between 2003 and 2012, according to the World Bank.

But a lack of aid has also slowed growth and worsened the security situation. In addition, a large number of Afghans have returned home since 2015, which has led to an increase in population.

A government survey of living conditions in 2016-2017 found that more than 54% of the population was living below the poverty line. In Afghanistan, the line is set at 2,064 afghanis per person per month, which equates to dolor 31 or 25 25 as of January 1, 2017.

Taliban era vs current situation in the country

That number was 38 percent between 2011 and 2012.

Another Gallup survey in August 2019 pointed to the severe drought in recent years that has affected food security.

The survey found that six out of 10 Afghans said they had difficulty accessing food on several occasions in the past year.

The Corona virus epidemic could have exacerbated the situation, as Afghanistan's medical and social infrastructure is relatively weak.