Survey Shows Afghans are still Hopeful about the Future
An opinion poll commissioned by the BBC indicates that 54% of Afghans think things are going in the right direction, while 70% described their living conditions as good or very good. According to the poll of 1377 people from all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, 67% support or strongly support the presence of NATO forces.
Most striking was the apparent unpopularity of the Taliban – only 5% of respondents said they supported or strongly supported the Taliban, and just 4% would like to see the Taliban return to government. However 56% still see security issues as the biggest problem.
