Poverty in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is one amongst the poorest countries in the world. In Afghanistan, poverty is widespread in rural and urban areas. However, it has been estimated that poverty in Afghanistan is mainly concentrated in rural areas. It has been estimated that four out of five poor people live in rural areas. The regions in Afghanistan where almost half of the inhabitants are poor are the East, Northeast, and West-Central regions.[1] According to the Afghan government's estimates, 42 per cent of the Afghanistan's total population lives below the poverty line. Also, 20 percent of people living just above the poverty line are highly vulnerable to falling into poverty.[2]

Reports

The Afghanistan Poverty Status Update was jointly produced by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy and the World Bank. It used the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) data and according to its assessment 36% of Afghan population remained poor in 2007–08 and in 2012. This meant that more than one in three Afghans did not have enough money to buy food or fulfill their basic needs. also is 66

This was even puzzling as the GDP growth rate during the same period was 6.9%.[1]

Poverty alleviation

Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)

The Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) 2008–2013 served as Afghanistan's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and used the Afghanistan Compact (2006) as a foundation.[3] The Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) was launched to serve as the country’s poverty reduction strategy. It identifies factors which contribute to poverty such as lack of infrastructure, limited access to markets, social inequity, historical and ongoing conflict, and various productivity constraints.[4]

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